Biomolecular condensates: organizers of cellular biochemistry
Biomolecular condensates are micron-scale compartments in eukaryotic cells that lack
surrounding membranes but function to concentrate proteins and nucleic acids. These …
surrounding membranes but function to concentrate proteins and nucleic acids. These …
Liquid–liquid phase separation in tumor biology
X Tong, R Tang, J Xu, W Wang, Y Zhao, X Yu… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for explaining the precise spatial
and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids …
and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids …
Compositional control of phase-separated cellular bodies
Cellular bodies such as P bodies and PML nuclear bodies (PML NBs) appear to be phase-
separated liquids organized by multivalent interactions among proteins and RNA molecules …
separated liquids organized by multivalent interactions among proteins and RNA molecules …
Probing and engineering liquid-phase organelles
Cells compartmentalize their intracellular environment to orchestrate countless
simultaneous biochemical processes. Many intracellular tasks rely on membrane-less …
simultaneous biochemical processes. Many intracellular tasks rely on membrane-less …
Cancer mutations of the tumor suppressor SPOP disrupt the formation of active, phase-separated compartments
JJ Bouchard, JH Otero, DC Scott, E Szulc, EW Martin… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Mutations in the tumor suppressor SPOP (speckle-type POZ protein) cause prostate, breast,
and other solid tumors. SPOP is a substrate adaptor of the cullin3-RING ubiquitin ligase and …
and other solid tumors. SPOP is a substrate adaptor of the cullin3-RING ubiquitin ligase and …
[HTML][HTML] Who's in and who's out—compositional control of biomolecular condensates
Biomolecular condensates are two-and three-dimensional compartments in eukaryotic cells
that concentrate specific collections of molecules without an encapsulating membrane …
that concentrate specific collections of molecules without an encapsulating membrane …
PML nuclear bodies and chromatin dynamics: catch me if you can!
A Corpet, C Kleijwegt, S Roubille, F Juillard… - Nucleic Acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Eukaryotic cells compartmentalize their internal milieu in order to achieve specific reactions
in time and space. This organization in distinct compartments is essential to allow …
in time and space. This organization in distinct compartments is essential to allow …
Intrinsically disordered sequences enable modulation of protein phase separation through distributed tyrosine motifs
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is thought to contribute to the establishment of many
biomolecular condensates, eukaryotic cell structures that concentrate diverse …
biomolecular condensates, eukaryotic cell structures that concentrate diverse …
Regulation of transmembrane signaling by phase separation
Cell surface transmembrane receptors often form nanometer-to micrometer-scale clusters to
initiate signal transduction in response to environmental cues. Extracellular ligand …
initiate signal transduction in response to environmental cues. Extracellular ligand …
PML nuclear bodies
V Lallemand-Breitenbach - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2010 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
PML nuclear bodies are matrix-associated domains that recruit an astonishing variety of
seemingly unrelated proteins. Since their discovery in the early 1960s, PML bodies have …
seemingly unrelated proteins. Since their discovery in the early 1960s, PML bodies have …