Phase transitions of associative biomacromolecules
Multivalent proteins and nucleic acids, collectively referred to as multivalent associative
biomacromolecules, provide the driving forces for the formation and compositional …
biomacromolecules, provide the driving forces for the formation and compositional …
The molecular basis for cellular function of intrinsically disordered protein regions
AS Holehouse, BB Kragelund - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Intrinsically disordered protein regions exist in a collection of dynamic interconverting
conformations that lack a stable 3D structure. These regions are structurally heterogeneous …
conformations that lack a stable 3D structure. These regions are structurally heterogeneous …
Extreme dynamics in a biomolecular condensate
Proteins and nucleic acids can phase-separate in the cell to form concentrated biomolecular
condensates,,–. The functions of condensates span many length scales: they modulate …
condensates,,–. The functions of condensates span many length scales: they modulate …
[HTML][HTML] Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks
H Lyons, RT Veettil, P Pradhan, C Fornero… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Components of transcriptional machinery are selectively partitioned into specific
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …
[HTML][HTML] The Mediator complex as a master regulator of transcription by RNA polymerase II
WF Richter, S Nayak, J Iwasa, DJ Taatjes - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The Mediator complex, which in humans is 1.4 MDa in size and includes 26 subunits,
controls many aspects of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) function. Apart from its size, a defining …
controls many aspects of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) function. Apart from its size, a defining …
High-entropy polymer produces a giant electrocaloric effect at low fields
More than a decade of research on the electrocaloric (EC) effect has resulted in EC
materials and EC multilayer chips that satisfy a minimum EC temperature change of 5 K …
materials and EC multilayer chips that satisfy a minimum EC temperature change of 5 K …
[HTML][HTML] The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein is dynamic, disordered, and phase separates with RNA
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein is an abundant RNA-binding protein
critical for viral genome packaging, yet the molecular details that underlie this process are …
critical for viral genome packaging, yet the molecular details that underlie this process are …
[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 …
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …
[HTML][HTML] Biomolecular phase separation: from molecular driving forces to macroscopic properties
Biological phase separation is known to be important for cellular organization, which has
recently been extended to a new class of biomolecules that form liquid-like droplets …
recently been extended to a new class of biomolecules that form liquid-like droplets …
IUPred2A: context-dependent prediction of protein disorder as a function of redox state and protein binding
The structural states of proteins include ordered globular domains as well as intrinsically
disordered protein regions that exist as highly flexible conformational ensembles in …
disordered protein regions that exist as highly flexible conformational ensembles in …