Talk:Nucleolus

As a college and high school teacher I find this article adequate. The basic structure of the nucleolus is described and anyone who wishes to know more can simply read further. The original writer may not have had English as a first language, but they were apparently well educated. (Brhebert (talk) 00:53, 29 August 2009 (UTC))

I'm sure the Nucleolus has a membrane. This specifically states that it is a non-membrane bound structure...oh yeah and TONS of editing is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.58.240.25 (talk) 00:53, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Should the article be tagged for being essay-like? Dogposter 19:30, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

What is the main function of the nuclear membrane?

to keep everything inside of it and unwanted things inside just like the cell membrane. ...

This page reads as though the author's first language wasn't English. Serious editing work needed for clarity and readability.

NonDucor 23:06, 2 April 2006 (UTC) Did some editing to correct vandalism.Also minor fixes (my fisrt language isn't english also :) )

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can someone please make this articale clearer to understand? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.192.227.34 (talk) 16:00, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

How does the RNA relate to the entire DNA structure?

This topic lacks context. Does part of the cell's DNA rearrange itself spacially so that the appropriate parts of the relevant chromosomes are located next to each other and form the nucleolus? Or is rDNA some completely different structure from the genomic DNA?

the nucleolus is important —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.131.245.219 (talk) 19:25, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Not an organelle?

I've read the nucleolus itself is not considered an organelle, but a region inside the nucleous with great production of RNAr. Another point is that it doesn't have a membrane, so it can't be really considered an organelle... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.20.237.53 (talk) 21:10, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

I have seen it referred to as a "sub-organelle" in literature. Bform (talk) 19:53, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Nucleolar localization?

Any expert care to add info about nucleolar localization signals/sequences? I know there is some information in the literature, but I haven't read into it enough myself. Bform (talk) 19:53, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

An unregistered user writes:

I'm an unregistered user. Thought I'd bring this up anyway. The intro on the page reads:

The nucleolus (also called nucleole) is an organelle within the Nucleus in which the chromosomes, RNA (see transcription) are melted and denatured and the ribosome subunits are assembled. Since it does not have a membrane, it is not considered an organelle.

So either:

1) the first sentence should not include the supposed misfact that the nucleolus is an organelle,

or

2) the part that states it is not an organelle is entirely wrong.

Simplicity

This essay-like note shows no recognition or thought towards the slightly less educated schoolkids that use this page, and is very difficult to understand

Agree! Some sections would be quite difficult for people without a background of microbiology. --Edward130603 (talk) 01:14, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Maybe the three components of the nucleolus could be described better here instead of just listing them? Dogposter 17:04, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Some errors

The article was good but flawed in several areas, such as describing RNA pol III as prokaryotic in many places. Also the article wandered a little too much into the post-transcriptional modification and such so I chiseled it down a little bit. Orlandoturner (talk) 05:02, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Sections

I think the section on "Function and ribosome assembly" should have two subsections: "Factors required for biogenesis" and "Transcription". Dogposter 22:05, 26 February 2010 (UTC)