Question

How are nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope formed?

Answer 1

Nuclear pore:

1. Nuclear pore is present in nuclear envelope.
2. It is a protein lined channel.
3. It regulates transportation between cytoplasm and nucleus.

Formation of nuclear pores in nuclear envelope:

1. Nuclear pores are formed by large protein assemblies and are known as nuclear pore complex.
2. Each nuclear pore complex is known to be formed by approximately thirty different proteins called nucleoporins.
3. There are several hundred proteins in each pore.