Synucleins: new data on misfolding, aggregation and role in diseases

A Surguchov, A Surguchev - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The synucleins are a family of natively unfolded (or intrinsically unstructured) proteins
consisting of α-, β-, and γ-synuclein involved in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid-liquid phase separation of protein tau: An emerging process in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

H Ainani, N Bouchmaa, RB Mrid, R El Fatimy - Neurobiology of disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Metabolic reactions within cells occur in various isolated compartments with or without
borders, the latter being known as membrane-less organelles (MLOs). The MLOs show …

Heterotypic electrostatic interactions control complex phase separation of tau and prion into multiphasic condensates and co-aggregates

SK Rai, R Khanna, A Avni… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Biomolecular condensates formed via phase separation of proteins and nucleic acids are
thought to perform a wide range of critical cellular functions by maintaining spatiotemporal …

Protein misfolding and amyloid nucleation through liquid–liquid phase separation

S Mukherjee, M Poudyal, K Dave, P Kadu… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is an emerging phenomenon in cell physiology and
diseases. The weak multivalent interaction prerequisite for LLPS is believed to be facilitated …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid− liquid phase separation of tau: driving forces, regulation, and biological implications

P Li, J Chen, X Wang, Z Su, M Gao, Y Huang - Neurobiology of Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
The past 15 years have witnessed an explosion in the studies of biomolecular condensates
that are implicated in numerous biological processes and play vital roles in human health …

Challenges in studying the liquid-to-solid phase transitions of proteins using computer simulations

B Szała-Mendyk, TM Phan, P Mohanty… - Current opinion in chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract “Membraneless organelles,” also referred to as biomolecular condensates, perform
a variety of cellular functions and their dysregulation is implicated in cancer and …

Electrostatic complementarity at the interface drives transient protein-protein interactions

G Grassmann, L Di Rienzo, G Gosti, M Leonetti… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the mechanisms driving bio-molecules binding and determining the resulting
complexes' stability is fundamental for the prediction of binding regions, which is the starting …

Modulation of α-synuclein phase separation by biomolecules

LC Rodríguez, NN Foressi, MS Celej - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is currently recognized as a common mechanism
involved in the regulation of a number of cellular functions. On the other hand, aberrant …

Liquid–liquid phase separation in Alzheimer's disease

Q Fu, B Zhang, X Chen, L Chu - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2024 - Springer
The pathological aggregation and misfolding of tau and amyloid-β play a key role in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the underlying pathological mechanisms remain …

VAMP2 regulates phase separation of α-synuclein

A Agarwal, A Chandran, F Raza, IM Ungureanu… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract α-Synuclein (αSYN), a pivotal synaptic protein implicated in synucleinopathies such
as Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, undergoes protein phase separation. We …