Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations

JS Mattick, PP Amaral, P Carninci… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Genes specifying long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) occupy a large fraction of the genomes
of complex organisms. The term 'lncRNAs' encompasses RNA polymerase I (Pol I), Pol II …

A guide to membraneless organelles and their various roles in gene regulation

T Hirose, K Ninomiya, S Nakagawa… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Membraneless organelles (MLOs) are detected in cells as dots of mesoscopic size. By
undergoing phase separation into a liquid-like or gel-like phase, MLOs contribute to …

Gene regulation by long non-coding RNAs and its biological functions

L Statello, CJ Guo, LL Chen, M Huarte - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Evidence accumulated over the past decade shows that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs)
are widely expressed and have key roles in gene regulation. Recent studies have begun to …

Cellular functions of long noncoding RNAs

RW Yao, Y Wang, LL Chen - Nature cell biology, 2019‏ - nature.com
A diverse catalog of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), which lack protein-coding potential,
are transcribed from the mammalian genome. They are emerging as important regulators in …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …

Evaluating phase separation in live cells: diagnosis, caveats, and functional consequences

DT McSwiggen, M Mir, X Darzacq… - Genes & …, 2019‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
The idea that liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) may be a general mechanism by which
molecules in the complex cellular milieu may self-organize has generated much excitement …

Small and long non-coding RNAs: Past, present, and future

LL Chen, VN Kim - Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
Since the introduction of the central dogma of molecular biology in 1958, various RNA
species have been discovered. Messenger RNAs transmit genetic instructions from DNA to …

HSP70 chaperones RNA-free TDP-43 into anisotropic intranuclear liquid spherical shells

H Yu, S Lu, K Gasior, D Singh, S Vazquez-Sanchez… - Science, 2021‏ - science.org
INTRODUCTION Aggregation of the RNA binding protein TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein
43) is a common pathological hallmark shared by several age-related neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular language of membraneless organelles

E Gomes, J Shorter - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Eukaryotic cells organize their intracellular components into organelles that can be
membrane-bound or membraneless. A large number of membraneless organelles, including …

Liquid phase condensation in cell physiology and disease

Y Shin, CP Brangwynne - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND Living cells contain distinct subcompartments to facilitate spatiotemporal
regulation of biological reactions. In addition to canonical membrane-bound organelles such …