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- Pathway Narrative:
Certain activated proteins enter the nucleus. These proteins, called transcription factors, help upregulate certain genes, like the insulin gene, by binding to specific DNA strands.
- Type:
- Organelle
- Function/Job:
- Acts as a master control center for the entire cell
- Interacts with:
- PKA Catalytic, Insulin mRNA
- Interesting Facts:
The nucleus contains DNA code that is basically a blueprint for an organism, but not all of the code is necessarily expressed in all the cells