A conceptual framework for understanding phase separation and addressing open questions and challenges

T Mittag, RV Pappu - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Macromolecular phase separation is being recognized for its potential importance and
relevance as a driver of spatial organization within cells. Here, we describe a framework …

Enhancer selectivity in space and time: from enhancer–promoter interactions to promoter activation

JH Yang, AS Hansen - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
The primary regulators of metazoan gene expression are enhancers, originally functionally
defined as DNA sequences that can activate transcription at promoters in an orientation …

Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

Liquid–liquid phase separation in human health and diseases

B Wang, L Zhang, T Dai, Z Qin, H Lu, L Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Emerging evidence suggests that liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) represents a vital
and ubiquitous phenomenon underlying the formation of membraneless organelles in …

Liquid–liquid phase separation in tumor biology

X Tong, R Tang, J Xu, W Wang, Y Zhao, X Yu… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for explaining the precise spatial
and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids …

Regulation of ribosomal RNA gene copy number, transcription and nucleolus organization in eukaryotes

Y Hori, C Engel, T Kobayashi - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2023 - nature.com
One of the first biological machineries to be created seems to have been the ribosome.
Since then, organisms have dedicated great efforts to optimize this apparatus. The …

A framework for understanding the functions of biomolecular condensates across scales

AS Lyon, WB Peeples, MK Rosen - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are found throughout eukaryotic cells, including in the nucleus, in
the cytoplasm and on membranes. They are also implicated in a wide range of cellular …

flDPnn: Accurate intrinsic disorder prediction with putative propensities of disorder functions

G Hu, A Katuwawala, K Wang, Z Wu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Identification of intrinsic disorder in proteins relies in large part on computational predictors,
which demands that their accuracy should be high. Since intrinsic disorder carries out a …

Transcription regulation by biomolecular condensates

G Pei, H Lyons, P Li, BR Sabari - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates regulate transcription by dynamically compartmentalizing the
transcription machinery. Classic models of transcription regulation focus on the recruitment …

MYC protein interactors in gene transcription and cancer

C Lourenco, D Resetca, C Redel, P Lin… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The transcription factor and oncoprotein MYC is a potent driver of many human cancers and
can regulate numerous biological activities that contribute to tumorigenesis. How a single …