Liquid–liquid phase separation by intrinsically disordered protein regions of viruses: Roles in viral life cycle and control of virus–host interactions

S Brocca, R Grandori, S Longhi, V Uversky - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are unable to adopt a unique 3D structure under
physiological conditions and thus exist as highly dynamic conformational ensembles. IDPs …

Phase separation in viral infections

H Li, C Ernst, M Kolonko-Adamska… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Viruses rely on the reprogramming of cellular processes to enable efficient viral replication;
this often requires subcompartmentalization within the host cell. Liquid–liquid phase …

Direct observation of “elongated” conformational states in α‐synuclein upon liquid‐liquid phase separation

D Ubbiali, M Fratini, L Piersimoni, CH Ihling… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract α‐Synuclein (α‐syn) is an intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) that undergoes
liquid‐liquid phase separation (LLPS), fibrillation, and forms insoluble intracellular Lewy …

Protein phase separation arising from intrinsic disorder: first-principles to bespoke applications

DM Shapiro, M Ney, SA Eghtesadi… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The phase separation of biomolecules has become the focus of intense research in the past
decade, with a growing body of research implicating this phenomenon in essentially all …

When liquid-liquid phase separation meets viral infections

W Wei, L Bai, B Yan, W Meng, H Wang, J Zhai… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Eukaryotic cells have both membranous and membraneless organelles. While the formation
mechanism of membranous organelles is well understood, the formation mechanism of …

Salt-dependent conformational changes of intrinsically disordered proteins

S Wohl, M Jakubowski, W Zheng - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The flexible structure of an intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) is known to be perturbed by
salt concentrations, which can be understood by electrostatic screening on charged amino …

EphA2 as a phase separation protein associated with ferroptosis and immune cell infiltration in colorectal cancer

Y Li, Q Peng, L Wang - Aging (Albany NY), 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in the digestive system, and
its high incidence and metastasis rate make it a terrible killer that threatens human health. In …

Salt-induced transitions in the conformational ensembles of intrinsically disordered proteins

H Maity, L Baidya, G Reddy - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2022 - ACS Publications
Salts modulate the behavior of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and influence the
formation of membraneless organelles through liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS). In …

Effect of charge distribution on the dynamics of polyampholytic disordered proteins

DS Devarajan, S Rekhi, A Nikoubashman… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stability and physiological function of many biomolecular coacervates depend on the
structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) that typically contain a …

Linear and nonlinear dielectric response of intrinsically disordered proteins

MA Sauer, T Colburn, S Maiti, M Heyden… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Linear and nonlinear dielectric responses of solutions of intrinsically disordered proteins
(IDPs) were analyzed by combining molecular dynamics simulations with formal theories. A …