Biomolecular condensates and cancer

A Boija, IA Klein, RA Young - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Malignant transformation is characterized by dysregulation of diverse cellular processes that
have been the subject of detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural studies, but only …

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 …

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 …

Modulating α-Synuclein Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation: Published as part of the Biochemistry virtual special issue “Protein Condensates”

AS Sawner, S Ray, P Yadav, S Mukherjee… - Biochemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a crucial phenomenon for the formation of
functional membraneless organelles. However, LLPS is also responsible for protein …

Post-translational modifications in liquid-liquid phase separation: a comprehensive review

J Li, M Zhang, W Ma, B Yang, H Lu, F Zhou… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has received significant attention in recent biological
studies. It refers to a phenomenon that biomolecule exceeds the solubility, condensates and …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid-liquid phase separation as a common organizing principle of intracellular space and biomembranes providing dynamic adaptive responses

SV Nesterov, NS Ilyinsky, VN Uversky - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work is devoted to the phenomenon of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), which has
come to be recognized as fundamental organizing principle of living cells. We distinguish …

[HTML][HTML] Biomolecular condensates at sites of DNA damage: more than just a phase

V Spegg, M Altmeyer - DNA repair, 2021 - Elsevier
Protein recruitment to DNA break sites is an integral part of the DNA damage response
(DDR). Elucidation of the hierarchy and temporal order with which DNA damage sensors as …

Phase separations in oncogenesis, tumor progressions and metastasis: a glance from hallmarks of cancer

LW Zheng, CC Liu, KD Yu - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for interpreting precise
spatiotemporal coordination in living cells through biomolecular condensate (BMC) …

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 …

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 …