[HTML][HTML] Coacervates as models of membraneless organelles

NA Yewdall, AAM André, T Lu, E Spruijt - Current Opinion in Colloid & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coacervates are condensed liquid-like droplets, usually formed with oppositely charged
polymeric molecules. They have been studied extensively in colloid and interface science …

Conformational dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins regulate biomolecular condensate chemistry

A Abyzov, M Blackledge, M Zweckstetter - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Motions in biomolecules are critical for biochemical reactions. In cells, many biochemical
reactions are executed inside of biomolecular condensates formed by ultradynamic …

Accurate model of liquid–liquid phase behavior of intrinsically disordered proteins from optimization of single-chain properties

G Tesei, TK Schulze, R Crehuet… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Many intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) may undergo liquid–liquid phase separation
(LLPS) and participate in the formation of membraneless organelles in the cell, thereby …

Tunable multiphase dynamics of arginine and lysine liquid condensates

RS Fisher, S Elbaum-Garfinkle - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Liquid phase separation into two or more coexisting phases has emerged as a new
paradigm for understanding subcellular organization, prebiotic life, and the origins of …

Tau liquid–liquid phase separation in neurodegenerative diseases

S Boyko, WK Surewicz - Trends in cell biology, 2022 - cell.com
Aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau plays a major role in Alzheimer's
disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. An exciting recent development is …

Liquid-liquid phase separation of α-synuclein: a new mechanistic insight for α-synuclein aggregation associated with Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

S Mukherjee, A Sakunthala, L Gadhe… - Journal of molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aberrant aggregation of the misfolded presynaptic protein, α-Synuclein (α-Syn) into Lewy
body (LB) and Lewy neuritis (LN) is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease …

[HTML][HTML] GAP-43 and BASP1 in axon regeneration: implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

D Chung, A Shum, G Caraveo - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) and brain acid-soluble protein 1 (BASP1) regulate
actin dynamics and presynaptic vesicle cycling at axon terminals, thereby facilitating axonal …

Principles governing the phase separation of multidomain proteins

P Mohanty, U Kapoor… - Biochemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
A variety of membraneless organelles, often termed “biological condensates”, play an
important role in the regulation of cellular processes such as gene transcription, translation …

Phase separation at the synapse

X Chen, X Wu, H Wu, M Zhang - Nature neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Emerging evidence indicates that liquid–liquid phase separation, the formation of a
condensed molecular assembly within another diluted aqueous solution, is a means for cells …

1, 6-Hexanediol, commonly used to dissolve liquid–liquid phase separated condensates, directly impairs kinase and phosphatase activities

R Düster, IH Kaltheuner, M Schmitz, M Geyer - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
The concept of liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged as an intriguing
mechanism for the organization of membraneless compartments in cells. The alcohol 1, 6 …