A guide to membraneless organelles and their various roles in gene regulation

T Hirose, K Ninomiya, S Nakagawa… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Membraneless organelles (MLOs) are detected in cells as dots of mesoscopic size. By
undergoing phase separation into a liquid-like or gel-like phase, MLOs contribute to …

FUS and TDP-43 phases in health and disease

B Portz, BL Lee, J Shorter - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The distinct prion-like domains (PrLDs) of FUS and TDP-43, modulate phase transitions that
result in condensates with a range of material states. These assemblies are implicated in …

HSP70 chaperones RNA-free TDP-43 into anisotropic intranuclear liquid spherical shells

H Yu, S Lu, K Gasior, D Singh, S Vazquez-Sanchez… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Aggregation of the RNA binding protein TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein
43) is a common pathological hallmark shared by several age-related neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] lncRNA NEAT1: Key player in neurodegenerative diseases

K Li, Z Wang - Ageing Research Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases are the most common causes of disability worldwide. Given
their high prevalence, devastating symptoms, and lack of definitive diagnostic tests, there is …

The integral role of RNA in stress granule formation and function

D Campos-Melo, ZCE Hawley… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Stress granules (SGs) are phase-separated, membraneless, cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein
(RNP) assemblies whose primary function is to promote cell survival by condensing …

Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition

S Lu, J Hu, OA Arogundade, A Goginashvili… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
While acetylated, RNA-binding-deficient TDP-43 reversibly phase separates within nuclei
into complex droplets (anisosomes) comprised of TDP-43-containing liquid outer shells and …

Disease‐linked TDP‐43 hyperphosphorylation suppresses TDP‐43 condensation and aggregation

LA Gruijs da Silva, F Simonetti, S Hutten… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Post‐translational modifications (PTMs) have emerged as key modulators of protein phase
separation and have been linked to protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disorders …

Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) roles in cell biology, neurodevelopment and neurological disorders

V Aliperti, J Skonieczna, A Cerase - Non-coding RNA, 2021 - mdpi.com
Development is a complex process regulated both by genetic and epigenetic and
environmental clues. Recently, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key …

[HTML][HTML] RNA and liquid-liquid phase separation

Q Guo, X Shi, X Wang - Non-coding RNA Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation (LLPS) is a biological phenomenon that refers to
the components of similar properties form a droplets condensate in cells. These droplets …

Roles of lncRNAs in brain development and pathogenesis: emerging therapeutic opportunities

T Srinivas, C Mathias, C Oliveira-Mateos, S Guil - Molecular Therapy, 2023 - cell.com
The human genome is pervasively transcribed, producing a majority of short and long
noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) that can influence cellular programs through a variety of …