Biomolecular condensates in neurodegeneration and cancer

S Spannl, M Tereshchenko, GJ Mastromarco, SJ Ihn… - Traffic, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The intracellular environment is partitioned into functionally distinct compartments
containing specific sets of molecules and reactions. Biomolecular condensates, also …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation in biology and disease; current perspectives and open questions

S Boeynaems, S Chong, J Gsponer, L Holt… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past almost 15 years, we witnessed the birth of a new scientific field focused on the
existence, formation, biological functions, and disease associations of membraneless …

Biomolecular condensates at the nexus of cellular stress, protein aggregation disease and ageing

S Alberti, AA Hyman - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are membraneless intracellular assemblies that often form via
liquid− liquid phase separation and have the ability to concentrate biopolymers. Research …

Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery

DM Mitrea, M Mittasch, BF Gomes, IA Klein… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, membraneless assemblies known as biomolecular condensates have
been reported to play key roles in many cellular functions by compartmentalizing specific …

Biomolecular condensates and cancer

A Boija, IA Klein, RA Young - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Malignant transformation is characterized by dysregulation of diverse cellular processes that
have been the subject of detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural studies, but only …

A framework for understanding the functions of biomolecular condensates across scales

AS Lyon, WB Peeples, MK Rosen - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are found throughout eukaryotic cells, including in the nucleus, in
the cytoplasm and on membranes. They are also implicated in a wide range of cellular …

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 …

Biomolecular condensates: organizers of cellular biochemistry

SF Banani, HO Lee, AA Hyman… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are micron-scale compartments in eukaryotic cells that lack
surrounding membranes but function to concentrate proteins and nucleic acids. These …

Function and regulation of phase-separated biological condensates

XH Li, PL Chavali, R Pancsa, S Chavali, MM Babu - Biochemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Achieving functional specificity while minimizing cost to fitness is a key constraint during
evolution. Formation of biological condensates by liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) …

Functional implications of intracellular phase transitions

AS Holehouse, RV Pappu - Biochemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Intracellular environments are heterogeneous milieus comprised of macromolecules,
osmolytes, and a range of assemblies that include membrane-bound organelles and …