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True or false? Large proteins containing a nuclear localization signal (NLS) bind to the nuclear pore and enter the nucleus without any expenditure of energy.

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Answer: False  

Explanation:

The nuclear localization signal (NLS) can be defined as an amino acid sequence which tags the protein to import into the nucleus by the help of nuclear transport.

It contains one or more short sequences of positively charge arginine or lysines which is exposed to the protein surface.

It has the opposite function of the nuclear export signals whose function to move the proteins out of the nucleus.