A synergy between site-specific and transient interactions drives the phase separation of a disordered, low-complexity domain

P Mohanty, J Shenoy, A Rizuan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is involved in key processes in RNA metabolism and
is frequently implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral …

Nuclear-import receptors as gatekeepers of pathological phase transitions in ALS/FTD

B Khalil, M Linsenmeier, CL Smith, J Shorter… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are fatal
neurodegenerative disorders on a disease spectrum that are characterized by the …

Challenges in studying the liquid-to-solid phase transitions of proteins using computer simulations

B Szała-Mendyk, TM Phan, P Mohanty… - Current opinion in chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract “Membraneless organelles,” also referred to as biomolecular condensates, perform
a variety of cellular functions and their dysregulation is implicated in cancer and …

Recognition of the TDP-43 nuclear localization signal by importin α1/β

SG Doll, H Meshkin, AJ Bryer, F Li, YH Ko… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Cytoplasmic mislocalization of the TAR-DNA binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43) leads to
large, insoluble aggregates that are a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and …

An introduction to the stickers-and-spacers framework as applied to biomolecular condensates

GM Ginell, AS Holehouse - Phase-Separated Biomolecular Condensates …, 2022 - Springer
Cellular organization is determined by a combination of membrane-bound and membrane-
less biomolecular assemblies that range from clusters of tens of molecules to micrometer …

Parkin beyond Parkinson's Disease—A Functional Meaning of Parkin Downregulation in TDP-43 Proteinopathies

K Gaweda-Walerych, EJ Sitek, E Narożańska, E Buratti - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Parkin and PINK1 are key regulators of mitophagy, an autophagic pathway for selective
elimination of dysfunctional mitochondria. To this date, parkin depletion has been …

Importin α/β and the tug of war to keep TDP‐43 in solution: quo vadis?

SG Doll, G Cingolani - Bioessays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The transactivation response‐DNA binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP‐43) is an aggregation‐
prone nucleic acid‐binding protein linked to the etiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis …

RNA modulates hnRNPA1A amyloid formation mediated by biomolecular condensates

C Morelli, L Faltova, U Capasso Palmiero… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Several RNA binding proteins involved in membraneless organelles can form pathological
amyloids associated with neurodegenerative diseases, but the mechanisms of how this …

Shapeshifter TDP-43: Molecular mechanism of structural polymorphism, aggregation, phase separation and their modulators

AA Doke, SK Jha - Biophysical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
TDP-43 is a nucleic acid-binding protein that performs physiologically essential functions
and is known to undergo phase separation and aggregation during stress. Initial …

Sequence determinants of TDP-43 ribonucleoprotein condensate formation and axonal transport in neurons

SS Vishal, D Wijegunawardana… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mutations in TDP-43, a RNA-binding protein with multiple functions in RNA metabolism,
cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but it is uncertain how defects in RNA biology …