Fundamental aspects of phase-separated biomolecular condensates

HX Zhou, D Kota, S Qin, R Prasad - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, formed through phase separation, are upending our
understanding in much of molecular, cell, and developmental biology. There is an urgent …

Theoretical and data-driven approaches for biomolecular condensates

KL Saar, D Qian, LL Good, AS Morgunov… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensation processes are increasingly recognized as a fundamental
mechanism that living cells use to organize biomolecules in time and space. These …

Targeting nucleic acid phase transitions as a mechanism of action for antimicrobial peptides

T Sneideris, NA Erkamp, H Ausserwöger… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which combat bacterial infections by disrupting the bacterial
cell membrane or interacting with intracellular targets, are naturally produced by a number of …

HMGA1 orchestrates chromatin compartmentalization and sequesters genes into 3D networks coordinating senescence heterogeneity

I Olan, M Ando-Kuri, AJ Parry, T Handa… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
HMGA1 is an abundant non-histone chromatin protein that has been implicated in
embryonic development, cancer, and cellular senescence, but its specific role remains …

The disordered N-terminal tail of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein forms a dynamic complex with RNA

J Cubuk, JJ Alston, JJ Incicco… - Nucleic acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid (N) protein is responsible for condensation of the
viral genome. Characterizing the mechanisms controlling nucleic acid binding is a key step …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond SAHF: an integrative view of chromatin compartmentalization during senescence

I Olan, T Handa, M Narita - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellular senescence, a persistent form of cell cycle arrest, has been linked to the formation
of heterochromatic foci, accompanied by additional concentric epigenetic layers. However …

HMGA2 directly mediates chromatin condensation in association with neuronal fate regulation

N Kuwayama, T Kujirai, Y Kishi, R Hirano… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Identification of factors that regulate chromatin condensation is important for understanding
of gene regulation. High-mobility group AT-hook (HMGA) proteins 1 and 2 are abundant …

[HTML][HTML] Principles and functions of pericentromeric satellite DNA clustering into chromocenters

F Brändle, B Frühbauer, M Jagannathan - Seminars in cell & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Simple non-coding tandem repeats known as satellite DNA are observed widely across
eukaryotes. These repeats occupy vast regions at the centromere and pericentromere of …

Senescence: an identity crisis originating from deep within the nucleus

I Olan, M Narita - Annual Review of Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Cellular senescence is implicated in a wide range of physiological and pathological
conditions throughout an organism's entire lifetime. In particular, it has become evident that …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes

J Huertas, EJ Woods, R Collepardo-Guevara - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
The three-dimensional organisation of the genome modulates biological processes and is,
in turn, transformed by the activity in the nucleus. Not surprisingly, understanding how the …