[HTML][HTML] Condensate biology of synaptic vesicle clusters

R Sansevrino, C Hoffmann, D Milovanovic - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Neuronal communication crucially relies on exocytosis of neurotransmitters from synaptic
vesicles (SVs) which are clustered at synapses. To ensure reliable neurotransmitter release …

Membraneless organelles in health and disease: exploring the molecular basis, physiological roles and pathological implications

Y Li, Y Liu, XY Yu, Y Xu, X Pan, Y Sun… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Once considered unconventional cellular structures, membraneless organelles (MLOs),
cellular substructures involved in biological processes or pathways under physiological …

Synapsin condensation controls synaptic vesicle sequestering and dynamics

C Hoffmann, J Rentsch, TA Tsunoyama… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Neuronal transmission relies on the regulated secretion of neurotransmitters, which are
packed in synaptic vesicles (SVs). Hundreds of SVs accumulate at synaptic boutons …

Wetting and complex remodeling of membranes by biomolecular condensates

A Mangiarotti, N Chen, Z Zhao, R Lipowsky… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells compartmentalize parts of their interiors into liquid-like condensates, which can be
reconstituted in vitro. Although these condensates interact with membrane-bound …

Programmable de novo designed coiled coil-mediated phase separation in mammalian cells

M Ramšak, DA Ramirez, LE Hough, MR Shirts… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Membraneless liquid compartments based on phase-separating biopolymers have been
observed in diverse cell types and attributed to weak multivalent interactions predominantly …

Non-specific adhesive forces between filaments and membraneless organelles

TJ Böddeker, KA Rosowski, D Berchtold… - Nature physics, 2022 - nature.com
Many membraneless organelles are liquid-like domains that form inside the active,
viscoelastic environment of living cells through phase separation. To investigate the …

CLASP-mediated competitive binding in protein condensates directs microtubule growth

X Jia, L Lin, S Guo, L Zhou, G Jin, J Dong… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microtubule organization in cells relies on targeting mechanisms. Cytoplasmic linker
proteins (CLIPs) and CLIP-associated proteins (CLASPs) are key regulators of microtubule …

Emerging roles for phase separation of RNA-binding proteins in cellular pathology of ALS

K Milicevic, B Rankovic, PR Andjus… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is emerging as a major principle for the mesoscale
organization of proteins, RNAs, and membrane-bound organelles into biomolecular …

Short-distance vesicle transport via phase separation

H Qiu, X Wu, X Ma, S Li, Q Cai, M Ganzella, L Ge… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
In addition to long-distance molecular motor-mediated transport, cellular vesicles also need
to be moved at short distances with defined directions to meet functional needs in …

Dipping contacts–a novel type of contact site at the interface between membraneless organelles and membranes

C Hoffmann, D Milovanovic - Journal of cell science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation is a major mechanism for organizing macromolecules,
particularly proteins with intrinsically disordered regions, in compartments not limited by a …