Phase separation and cytotoxicity of tau are modulated by protein disulfide isomerase and S-nitrosylation of this molecular chaperone

K Wang, JQ Liu, T Zhong, XL Liu, Y Zeng, X Qiao… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cells have evolved molecular chaperones that modulate phase separation and misfolding of
amyloidogenic proteins to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. Protein disulfide isomerase …

Order/Disorder in Protein and Peptide‐Based Biomaterials

RV Ulijn, A Lampel - Israel Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nature utilizes both order and disorder (or controlled disorder) to achieve exceptional
materials properties and functions, while synthetic supramolecular materials mostly exploit …

Advances in amyloid beta oligomer detection applications in Alzheimer's disease

A Jamerlan, SSA An, J Hulme - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in amyloid-beta-oligomer (AβΟ) peptides levels are considered one of the
major neuropathologic biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease (AD). AβΟ levels can be …

Axonal mRNA translation in neurological disorders

JQ Lin, FW van Tartwijk, CE Holt - RNA biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
It is increasingly recognized that local protein synthesis (LPS) contributes to fundamental
aspects of axon biology, in both developing and mature neurons. Mutations in RNA-binding …

[HTML][HTML] Cross interactions between Apolipoprotein E and amyloid proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

RA Loch, H Wang, A Perálvarez-Marín, P Berger… - Computational and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three common Apolipoprotein E isoforms, ApoE2, ApoE3, and ApoE4, are key regulators of
lipid homeostasis, among other functions. Apolipoprotein E can interact with amyloid …

[HTML][HTML] Chromatin-associated membraneless organelles in regulation of cellular differentiation

M Grosch, S Ittermann, D Shaposhnikov, M Drukker - Stem Cell Reports, 2020 - cell.com
Membrane-free intracellular biocondensates are enclosures of proteins and nucleic acids
that form by phase separation. Extensive ensembles of nuclear" membraneless organelles" …

The effects of protein charge patterning on complex coacervation

NA Zervoudis, AC Obermeyer - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The complex coacervation of proteins with other macromolecules has applications in protein
encapsulation and delivery and for determining the function of cellular coacervates …

[HTML][HTML] The dynamics of three-dimensional chromatin organization and phase separation in cell fate transitions and diseases

X Ling, X Liu, S Jiang, L Fan, J Ding - Cell Regeneration, 2022 - Springer
Cell fate transition is a fascinating process involving complex dynamics of three-dimensional
(3D) chromatin organization and phase separation, which play an essential role in cell fate …

[HTML][HTML] The prion protein and its ligands: Insights into structure-function relationships

M Shafiq, S Da Vela, L Amin, N Younas… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
The prion protein is a multifunctional protein that exists in at least two different folding states.
It is subject to diverse proteolytic processing steps that lead to prion protein fragments some …

[HTML][HTML] Protein phase separation during stress adaptation and cellular memory

Y Lau, HP Oamen, F Caudron - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cells need to organise and regulate their biochemical processes both in space and time in
order to adapt to their surrounding environment. Spatial organisation of cellular components …