Fig. 2. An overview of the likely positions for different types of nups within the NPC, as derived from a “jigsaw puzzle approach”. The nups have a collapsed/extended dichotomy. The extended nups would be responsible for the “central plug” or “central transporter” mentioned previously. Reproduced from Yamada et al. (2010)25 with permission. Copyright ©2010, The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
