Liquid–liquid phase separation in plants: Advances and perspectives from model species to crops

Q Liu, W Liu, Y Niu, T Wang, J Dong - Plant Communications, 2024 - cell.com
Membraneless biomolecular condensates play important roles in both normal biological
activities and responses to environmental stimuli in living organisms. Liquid‒liquid phase …

DNA droplets: intelligent, dynamic fluid

H Udono, J Gong, Y Sato, M Takinoue - Advanced Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breathtaking advances in DNA nanotechnology have established DNA as a promising
biomaterial for the fabrication of programmable higher‐order nano/microstructures. In the …

Targeting KDM4A epigenetically activates tumor-cell-intrinsic immunity by inducing DNA replication stress

W Zhang, W Liu, L Jia, D Chen, I Chang, M Lake… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Developing strategies to activate tumor-cell-intrinsic immune response is critical for
improving tumor immunotherapy by exploiting tumor vulnerability. KDM4A, as a histone H3 …

Chemical-induced phase transition and global conformational reorganization of chromatin

T Wang, S Shi, Y Shi, P Jiang, G Hu, Q Ye, Z Shi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chemicals or drugs can accumulate within biomolecular condensates formed through phase
separation in cells. Here, we use super-resolution imaging to search for chemicals that …

[HTML][HTML] Principles and functions of pericentromeric satellite DNA clustering into chromocenters

F Brändle, B Frühbauer, M Jagannathan - Seminars in cell & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Simple non-coding tandem repeats known as satellite DNA are observed widely across
eukaryotes. These repeats occupy vast regions at the centromere and pericentromere of …

Heterochromatin organization and phase separation

H Zhang, W Qin, H Romero, H Leonhardt, MC Cardoso - Nucleus, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The eukaryotic nucleus displays a variety of membraneless compartments with distinct
biomolecular composition and specific cellular activities. Emerging evidence indicates that …

Engineering inducible biomolecular assemblies for genome imaging and manipulation in living cells

Q Peng, Z Huang, K Sun, Y Liu, CW Yoon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Genome architecture and organization play critical roles in cell life. However, it remains
largely unknown how genomic loci are dynamically coordinated to regulate gene expression …

Genome modeling: from chromatin fibers to genes

S Portillo-Ledesma, Z Li, T Schlick - Current opinion in structural biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The intricacies of the 3D hierarchical organization of the genome have been approached by
many creative modeling studies. The specific model/simulation technique combination …

From Nucleosomes to Compartments: Physicochemical Interactions Underlying Chromatin Organization

S Liu, A Athreya, Z Lao, B Zhang - Annual Review of Biophysics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Chromatin organization plays a critical role in cellular function by regulating access to
genetic information. However, understanding chromatin folding is challenging due to its …

Induction and monitoring of DNA phase separation in living cells by a light-switching ruthenium complex

WJ Wang, X Mu, CP Tan, YJ Wang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Phase separation of DNA is involved in chromatin packing for the regulation of gene
transcription. Visualization and manipulation of DNA phase separation in living cells present …