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nucleopore

nucleopore noun: a nuclear pore.

Noun

nucleopore (plural nucleopores)

  1. A nuclear pore.
    • After docking to the nucleopore via specific components of the nucleopore complex, it is thought that a process of core uncoating takes place which allows passage of the viral genome into the nucleus and ultimately integration into the host DNA.2015 August 11, Philippe A. Gallay et al., “The Novel Cyclophilin Inhibitor CPI-431-32 Concurrently Blocks HCV and HIV-1 Infections via a Similar Mechanism of Action”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Forms of nucleopore

pluralnucleopores

Origin of nucleopore

From nucleo- + pore.

Questions about nucleopore

What does nucleopore mean?
Nucleopore means a nuclear pore.
What part of speech is nucleopore?
Nucleopore is a noun.
What is the plural of nucleopore?
The plural of nucleopore is nucleopores.

Words near nucleopore in the dictionary

  1. nucleoporate
  2. nucleoporated
  3. nucleoporation
  4. nucleoporator
  5. nucleoporators
  6. nucleopore
  7. nucleopores
  8. nucleoporin
  9. nucleoporins
  10. nucleoproteic
  11. nucleoproteid

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