Inverse size scaling of the nucleolus by a concentration-dependent phase transition.

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Published in Curr Biol on February 19, 2015

Authors

Stephanie C Weber1, Clifford P Brangwynne2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
2: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. Electronic address: cbrangwy@princeton.edu.

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