Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery

DM Mitrea, M Mittasch, BF Gomes, IA Klein… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, membraneless assemblies known as biomolecular condensates have
been reported to play key roles in many cellular functions by compartmentalizing specific …

[HTML][HTML] The AlphaFold database of protein structures: a biologist's guide

A David, S Islam, E Tankhilevich… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
AlphaFold, the deep learning algorithm developed by DeepMind, recently released the three-
dimensional models of the whole human proteome to the scientific community. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks

H Lyons, RT Veettil, P Pradhan, C Fornero… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Components of transcriptional machinery are selectively partitioned into specific
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …

Highly accurate protein structure prediction for the human proteome

K Tunyasuvunakool, J Adler, Z Wu, T Green, M Zielinski… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Protein structures can provide invaluable information, both for reasoning about biological
processes and for enabling interventions such as structure-based drug development or …

[HTML][HTML] A disordered region controls cBAF activity via condensation and partner recruitment

A Patil, AR Strom, JA Paulo, CK Collings, KM Ruff… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) represent a large percentage of overall nuclear
protein content. The prevailing dogma is that IDRs engage in non-specific interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Macromolecular condensation buffers intracellular water potential

JL Watson, E Seinkmane, CT Styles, A Mihut… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Optimum protein function and biochemical activity critically depends on water availability
because solvent thermodynamics drive protein folding and macromolecular interactions …

[HTML][HTML] A unified model for the function of YTHDF proteins in regulating m6A-modified mRNA

S Zaccara, SR Jaffrey - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Summary N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most abundant mRNA nucleotide modification
and regulates critical aspects of cellular physiology and differentiation. m 6 A is thought to …

AIUPred: combining energy estimation with deep learning for the enhanced prediction of protein disorder

G Erdős, Z Dosztányi - Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins and protein regions (IDPs/IDRs) carry out important
biological functions without relying on a single well-defined conformation. As these proteins …

O-GlcNAcylation determines the translational regulation and phase separation of YTHDF proteins

Y Chen, R Wan, Z Zou, L Lao, G Shao, Y Zheng… - Nature cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mRNA nucleotide
modification in mammals, regulating critical aspects of cell physiology and differentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription factors activate genes through the phase-separation capacity of their activation domains

A Boija, IA Klein, BR Sabari, A Dall'Agnese, EL Coffey… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Gene expression is controlled by transcription factors (TFs) that consist of DNA-binding
domains (DBDs) and activation domains (ADs). The DBDs have been well characterized …