Fig 7. A distinct form of the degradation complex appears to attack the inner nuclear membrane.

(A) Low magnification shows a large oblong complex adjacent to the nucleus (arrow). (B) High magnification shows that the complex is nearly completely contained under the outer nuclear membrane (blue arrows). The core (asterisk) is uniform in texture and similar to the adjacent cytoplasm. The core is associated with the inner nuclear membrane and two nuclear pores (NP); however, the position of the multilamellar material suggests that the inner nuclear membrane is being modified. There is no conical tip or clathrin-like coat. A typical gap junction (GJ) is indicated, as is a cluster of thin multilamellar membranes (white arrowhead) associated with the plasma membrane. Day 15 lens about 500 μm from the capsule-fiber cell interface.