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How red blood cells nuke their nuclei
02-10-2008 · EurekAlert!Late in their development, mammalian red blood cells lose their nuclei when a ring of actin filaments contracts and pinches off a segment of the cell that mainly contains the nucleus. Relevance: This is the first study to reveal the proteins involved as a red blood cell loses its nucleus. The researchers plan to further investigate the entire process of red blood cell formation, which may lead to insights about genetic alterations that underlie certain red blood cell disorders.
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