Biomolecular condensates: new opportunities for drug discovery and RNA therapeutics

BA Conti, M Oppikofer - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
… be leveraged for new therapeutic approaches. We also discuss how condensates may aid
biomolecular condensates and RNA therapeutics to deliver novel opportunities for patients. …

What are the distinguishing features and size requirements of biomolecular condensates and their implications for RNA-containing condensates?

JD Forman-Kay, JA Ditlev, ML Nosella, HO Lee - RNA, 2022 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
… , such as transcription, RNA processing, and translation (… RNA biology, here we focus on
biomolecular condensates containing RNA and protein, such as “transcriptional condensates

Biomolecular condensates and cancer

A Boija, IA Klein, RA Young - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
… and RNA molecules with related functions. New insights from … key features of biomolecular
condensates, note where they … cancer therapeutics can be greatly influenced by condensates, …

Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery

DM Mitrea, M Mittasch, BF Gomes, IA Klein… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
… community within condensates provides an untapped source of therapeutic agents. Notably,
… Similarly, helicase action controls the partitioning of RNA within biomolecular condensates

A framework for understanding the functions of biomolecular condensates across scales

AS Lyon, WB Peeples, MK Rosen - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
… The best-studied example of vectoral organization of biochemistry via biomolecular
condensation is the production of ribosomes in the nucleolus, where pre-ribosomal RNA is …

Biomolecular condensates pique drug discovery curiosity

A Mullard - Nat. Rev. Drug Discov, 2019 - nature.com
… of biomolecular condensates — transient liquid-like droplets made up of proteins and RNA
— is … “Depending on the specific therapeutic situation and the specific target and the specific …

Biomolecular condensates in cancer biology

HI Suzuki, K Onimaru - Cancer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… the possibility of therapeutic targeting of condensates. This … and biomolecular condensate
models, multiple scenarios of … between condensate components, such as protein, RNA, and …

Insights from biomolecular condensates into disease and drug development

LK Afeyan - 2022 - dspace.mit.edu
… nucleic acid-based therapeutics targeting RNA, partition into and modulate certain …
biomolecular condensates to facilitate the development of novel disease mechanistic and …

[HTML][HTML] Designer condensates: a toolkit for the biomolecular architect

RL Hastings, S Boeynaems - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
… as tools for potential drug or gene therapy delivery. The recent advances in generating …
out what makes specific proteins and RNAs partition into condensates in vivo. Since in vivo …

Biomolecular condensates in the nucleus

BR Sabari, A Dall'Agnese, RA Young - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2020 - cell.com
… Further understanding of condensates may provide new therapeutic opportunities for … occur
within condensates that compartmentalize and concentrate the protein and RNA molecules …