The nuclear envelope is a membrane system which surrounds the nucleoplasm of eukaryotic cells. It is composed of the nuclear lamina, nuclear pore complexes and two nuclear membranes. The space between the two membranes is called the nuclear intermembrane space.
The membrane surrounding the nucleus. This term is used when it is not known if the protein is found in or associated with the inner or outer nuclear membrane.
May serve as a molecular chaperone assisting in the proper folding of secreted and/or membrane proteins. Plays a role in non- neural cells nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum integrity. May have a redundant function with TOR1A in non-neural tissues. {Experimental EvidencePubMed:23569223, Experimental EvidencePubMed:24275647}.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Department of Biology
Biophysics & Bioinformatics Laboratory