Nuclear compartmentalization as a mechanism of quantitative control of gene expression
Gene regulation requires the dynamic coordination of hundreds of regulatory factors at
precise genomic and RNA targets. Although many regulatory factors have specific affinity for …
precise genomic and RNA targets. Although many regulatory factors have specific affinity for …
Biomolecular condensates in the nucleus
Nuclear processes such as DNA replication, transcription, and RNA processing each
depend on the concerted action of many different protein and RNA molecules. How …
depend on the concerted action of many different protein and RNA molecules. How …
[HTML][HTML] Functional partitioning of transcriptional regulators by patterned charge blocks
H Lyons, RT Veettil, P Pradhan, C Fornero… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Components of transcriptional machinery are selectively partitioned into specific
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …
condensates, often mediated by protein disorder, yet we know little about how this specificity …
[HTML][HTML] Transcription factors interact with RNA to regulate genes
O Oksuz, JE Henninger, R Warneford-Thomson… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Transcription factors (TFs) orchestrate the gene expression programs that define each cell's
identity. The canonical TF accomplishes this with two domains, one that binds specific DNA …
identity. The canonical TF accomplishes this with two domains, one that binds specific DNA …
[HTML][HTML] RNA-mediated feedback control of transcriptional condensates
Regulation of biological processes typically incorporates mechanisms that initiate and
terminate the process and, where understood, these mechanisms often involve feedback …
terminate the process and, where understood, these mechanisms often involve feedback …
[HTML][HTML] Biomolecular condensates and cancer
Malignant transformation is characterized by dysregulation of diverse cellular processes that
have been the subject of detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural studies, but only …
have been the subject of detailed genetic, biochemical, and structural studies, but only …
Reversible phase separation of HSF1 is required for an acute transcriptional response during heat shock
H Zhang, S Shao, Y Zeng, X Wang, Y Qin, Q Ren… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Heat-shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) orchestrates the fast and vast cellular response to
heat shock through increased expression of heat-shock proteins. However, how HSF1 …
heat shock through increased expression of heat-shock proteins. However, how HSF1 …
[HTML][HTML] Protein condensation diseases: therapeutic opportunities
M Vendruscolo, M Fuxreiter - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Condensed states of proteins, including liquid-like membraneless organelles and solid-like
aggregates, contribute in fundamental ways to the organisation and function of the cell …
aggregates, contribute in fundamental ways to the organisation and function of the cell …
Chromatin Velocity reveals epigenetic dynamics by single-cell profiling of heterochromatin and euchromatin
M Tedesco, F Giannese, D Lazarević, V Giansanti… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent efforts have succeeded in surveying open chromatin at the single-cell level, but high-
throughput, single-cell assessment of heterochromatin and its underlying genomic …
throughput, single-cell assessment of heterochromatin and its underlying genomic …
Liquid–liquid phase separation in chromatin
K Rippe - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In eukaryotic cells, protein and RNA factors involved in genome activities like transcription,
RNA processing, DNA replication, and repair accumulate in self-organizing membraneless …
RNA processing, DNA replication, and repair accumulate in self-organizing membraneless …