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Figure 12-18

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   Breakdown and re-formation of the nuclear envelope during mitosis

The phosphorylation of the lamins is thought to help trigger the disassembly of the nuclear lamina, which in turn causes the nuclear envelope to break up into vesicles. Dephosphorylation of the lamins is thought to help reverse the process.

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