AUTHOR=Guo Tongtong , Fang Yuda 

TITLE=Functional organization and dynamics of the cell nucleus

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2014

YEAR=2014

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00378

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2014.00378

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=The highly ordered eukaryotic cell nucleus encapsulated by the nuclear envelope harbors the territorially organized chromatin and various nuclear bodies, and provides a relatively separate environment for replication, maintenance, transcription, and regulation of the genome. In this review, we focus on the four-dimensional organization of the nucleus including the nuclear envelope, chromatin, and nuclear bodies, and the dynamic processes related to the subnuclear compartments under various signals of development and stresses with a special focus on plant cell nuclei.