Liquid–liquid phase separation in Alzheimer's disease

Q Fu, B Zhang, X Chen, L Chu - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2024 - Springer
The pathological aggregation and misfolding of tau and amyloid-β play a key role in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the underlying pathological mechanisms remain …

Liquid–liquid phase separation of amyloid-β oligomers modulates amyloid fibrils formation

X Gui, S Feng, Z Li, Y Li, B Reif, B Shi, Z Niu - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Soluble amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs) are proposed to instigate and mediate the pathology of
Alzheimer's disease, but the mechanisms involved are not clear. In this study, we reported …

Liquid-liquid Phase Separation in Aging: Novel Insights in the Pathogenesis and Therapeutics

H Wang, J Tang, S Yan, C Li, Z Li, Z Xiong, Z Li… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
The intricate organization of distinct cellular compartments is paramount for the maintenance
of normal biological functions and the orchestration of complex biochemical reactions …

Nucleocapsid proteins from human coronaviruses possess phase separation capabilities and promote FUS pathological aggregation

H Dong, H Zhang, J Jalin, Z He, R Wang… - Protein …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The nucleocapsid (N) protein is an essential structural component necessary for genomic
packaging and replication in various human coronaviruses (HCoVs), such as SARS‐CoV‐2 …

Emerging experimental methods to study the thermodynamics of biomolecular condensate formation

S Ray, AK Buell - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The formation of biomolecular condensates in vivo is increasingly recognized to underlie a
multitude of crucial cellular functions. Furthermore, the evolution of highly dynamic protein …

Hsp90α forms condensate engaging client proteins with RG motif repeats

J Hu, H Dong, Y Li, J Gu, L Yang, C Si, Y Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Hsp90α, a pivotal canonical chaperone, is renowned for its broad interaction with numerous
protein clients to maintain protein homeostasis, chromatin remodeling, and cell growth …

神经退行性疾病相关蛋白病理性聚集和液液相分离研究进展

唐一鸣, 姚逸飞, 杨中元, 周运, 王子超, 韦广红 - 合成生物学, 2023 - synbioj.cip.com.cn
蛋白质的错误折叠和聚集与一系列神经退行性疾病密切相关, 比如阿尔茨海默病, 帕金森病等,
其主要病理特征是以蛋白质异常聚集形成的淀粉样纤维为主要成分的包涵体 …

Screening of liquid–liquid phase separation conditions for proteins with a mixed solution kit of biomacromolecular crowding agents

WY Ge, WP Shi, XT Wang, H Liang, XD Deng… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protein liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a significant process in biology and
material sciences. Finding suitable conditions for protein LLPS is essential for its in-depth …

Predicting condensate formation of protein and RNA under various environmental conditions

KY Chin, S Ishida, Y Sasaki, K Terayama - BMC bioinformatics, 2024 - Springer
Background Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) by biomolecules plays a central role in
various biological phenomena and has garnered significant attention. The behavior of LLPS …

Fluorogenic methodology for visualization of phase separation in chemical biology

J Fang, Y Huang, J Wu, B Shen, Y Yang… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Phase separation is a common biological phenomenon in the liquid environment of
organisms. Phase separation has been shown to be a key cause of many existing incurable …