Intrinsically disordered protein regions and phase separation: sequence determinants of assembly or lack thereof.

EW Martin, AS Holehouse - Emerging topics in life sciences, 2020 - europepmc.org
Intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDRs)-regions that do not fold into a fixed three-
dimensional structure but instead exist in a heterogeneous ensemble of conformations-have …

Molecular and environmental determinants of biomolecular condensate formation

JA Villegas, M Heidenreich, ED Levy - Nature chemical biology, 2022 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensate formation has been implicated in a host of biological processes
and has found relevance in biology and disease. Understanding the physical principles and …

Therapeutics—how to treat phase separation-associated diseases

RJ Wheeler - Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Liquid–liquid phase separation has drawn attention as many neurodegeneration or cancer-
associated proteins are able to form liquid membraneless compartments (condensates) by …

Network of hotspot interactions cluster tau amyloid folds

V Mullapudi, J Vaquer-Alicea, V Bommareddy… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cryogenic electron microscopy has revealed unprecedented molecular insight into the
conformations of β-sheet-rich protein amyloids linked to neurodegenerative diseases. It …

FTD-tau S320F mutation stabilizes local structure and allosterically promotes amyloid motif-dependent aggregation

D Chen, S Bali, R Singh, A Wosztyl, V Mullapudi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid deposition of the microtubule-associated protein tau is associated with
neurodegenerative diseases. In frontotemporal dementia with abnormal tau (FTD-tau) …

RNA-seeded membraneless bodies: Role of tandemly repeated RNA

NI Enukashvily, MA Dobrynin, AV Chubar - Advances in Protein Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Membraneless organelles (bodies, granules, etc.) are spatially distinct sub-nuclear and
cytoplasmic foci involved in all the processes in a living cell, such as development, cell …