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nucleoplasm

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nu·cle·o·plasm  (nkl--plzm, ny-)
n.
The protoplasm of a cell nucleus. Also called karyoplasm.

nucle·o·plasmic, nucle·o·plas·matic (--plz-mtk) adj.

nucleoplasm [ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the protoplasm in the nucleus of a plant or animal cell that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleolus Also called karyoplasm
nucleoplasmic , nucleoplasmatic adj

nucleoplasm  (nkl--plzm)
The jellylike material within a cell nucleus, containing the nucleolus and chromatin. See more at nucleus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nucleoplasm - the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell
living substance, protoplasm - the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction


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A new classifier, called Nuc-PLoc, has been developed that can be exploited to recognize nuclear proteins among the following nine subnuclear locations: chromatin, heterochromatin, nuclear envelope, nuclear matrix, nuclear pore complex, nuclear speckle, nucleolus, nucleoplasm and nuclear promyelocytic leukemia (PML) body.
Most of the staining was concentrated along the nuclear membranes with some condensed staining within the nucleoplasm.
Previous studies have shown that many nucleolar components involved in ribosome biogenesis exchange rapidly between nucleolus and nucleoplasm.
 
 
 
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