Phosphoregulation of phase separation by the SARS-CoV-2 N protein suggests a biophysical basis for its dual functions

CR Carlson, JB Asfaha, CM Ghent, CJ Howard… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The nucleocapsid (N) protein of coronaviruses serves two major functions: compaction of the
RNA genome in the virion and regulation of viral gene transcription. It is not clear how the N …

[HTML][HTML] Repetitive RNAs as regulators of chromatin-associated subcompartment formation by phase separation

L Frank, K Rippe - Journal of molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Repetitive RNA (repRNA) sequences emerge as important regulators of the dynamic
organization of genomic loci into membrane-less subcompartments with distinct nuclear …

Nuclear phosphoinositides—Versatile regulators of genome functions

E Castano, S Yildirim, V Fáberová, A Krausová… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The many functions of phosphoinositides in cytosolic signaling were extensively studied;
however, their activities in the cell nucleus are much less clear. In this review, we summarize …

Biomolecular condensates amplify mRNA decapping by biasing enzyme conformation

RW Tibble, A Depaix, J Kowalska, J Jemielity… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
Cells organize biochemical processes into biological condensates. P-bodies are
cytoplasmic condensates that are enriched in enzymes important for mRNA degradation and …

Condensation of LINE-1 is critical for retrotransposition

S Sil, S Keegan, F Ettefa, LT Denes, JD Boeke, LJ Holt - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Abstract LINE-1 (L1) is the only autonomously active retrotransposon in the human genome,
and accounts for 17% of the human genome. The L1 mRNA encodes two proteins, ORF1p …

Satellite repeat transcripts modulate heterochromatin condensates and safeguard chromosome stability in mouse embryonic stem cells

CL Novo, EV Wong, C Hockings, C Poudel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Heterochromatin maintains genome integrity and function, and is organised into distinct
nuclear domains. Some of these domains are proposed to form by phase separation through …

Phosphorylation modulates liquid-liquid phase separation of the SARS-CoV-2 N protein

CR Carlson, JB Asfaha, CM Ghent, CJ Howard… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The nucleocapsid (N) protein of coronaviruses serves two major functions: compaction of the
RNA genome in the virion and regulation of viral gene transcription in the infected cell–. The …

Histone H3 and H4 tails play an important role in nucleosome phase separation

EF Hammonds, MC Harwig, EA Paintsil, EA Tillison… - Biophysical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromatin organization and its dynamic regulation are crucial in governing the temporal and
spatial accessibility of DNA for proper gene expression. Disordered chains of nucleosomes …

[图书][B] Condensation of LINE-1 is required for retrotransposition

S Sil - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Retrotransposons are DNA sequences that are able to “copy and paste” themselves in the
genome using an RNA intermediate. LINE-1 (L1) is the only autonomously active …

Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein–RNA interaction by guanosine oligomeric RNA

R Sekine, S Tsuno, H Irokawa… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The interaction of the β-coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid (N) protein with genomic RNA is initiated by specific RNA …