Protein misfolding and amyloid nucleation through liquid–liquid phase separation

S Mukherjee, M Poudyal, K Dave, P Kadu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is an emerging phenomenon in cell physiology and
diseases. The weak multivalent interaction prerequisite for LLPS is believed to be facilitated …

Targeting biomolecular condensation and protein aggregation against cancer

JL Silva, D Foguel, VF Ferreira, TCRG Vieira… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, membrane-less entities arising from liquid–liquid phase
separation, hold dichotomous roles in health and disease. Alongside their physiological …

Prions, prionoids and protein misfolding disorders

C Scheckel, A Aguzzi - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Prion diseases are progressive, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative conditions. The term
'prion'was first nominated to express the revolutionary concept that a protein could be …

Generic nature of the condensed states of proteins

M Fuxreiter, M Vendruscolo - Nature cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Proteins undergoing liquid–liquid phase separation are being discovered at an increasing
rate. Since at the high concentrations present in the cell most proteins would be expected to …

Potential role of p53 deregulation in modulating immune responses in human malignancies: A paradigm to develop immunotherapy

S Chauhan, S Jaiswal, V Jakhmola, B Singh… - Cancer letters, 2024 - Elsevier
The crucial role played by the oncogenic expression of TP53, stemming from mutation or
amyloid formation, in various human malignancies has been extensively studied over the …

p53 isoforms and their implications in cancer

M Vieler, S Sanyal - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this review we focus on the major isoforms of the tumor-suppressor protein p53,
dysfunction of which often leads to cancer. Mutations of the TP53 gene, particularly in the …

Aberrant phase separation and cancer

K Taniue, N Akimitsu - The FEBS journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic cells are intracellularly divided into numerous compartments or organelles, which
coordinate specific molecules and biological reactions. Membrane‐bound organelles are …

Phase separation of p53 precedes aggregation and is affected by oncogenic mutations and ligands

EC Petronilho, MM Pedrote, MA Marques… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Mutant p53 tends to form aggregates with amyloid properties, especially amyloid oligomers
inside the nucleus, which are believed to cause oncogenic gain-of-function (GoF). The …

Emerging roles of liquid–liquid phase separation in cancer: from protein aggregation to immune-associated signaling

J Lu, J Qian, Z Xu, S Yin, L Zhou, S Zheng… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Liquid–liquid Phase Separation (LLPS) of proteins and nucleic acids has emerged as a new
paradigm in the study of cellular activities. It drives the formation of liquid-like condensates …

Amyloid fibrils: Versatile biomaterials for cell adhesion and tissue engineering applications

S Das, RS Jacob, K Patel, N Singh, SK Maji - Biomacromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Extracellular matrices (ECM) play an enormous role in any living system, controlling various
factors and eventually fates of cells. ECM regulates cell fate by providing constant …