Molecular mechanisms underlying nucleotide repeat expansion disorders

I Malik, CP Kelley, ET Wang, PK Todd - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2021 - nature.com
The human genome contains over one million short tandem repeats. Expansion of a subset
of these repeat tracts underlies over fifty human disorders, including common genetic …

A new phase of networking: the molecular composition and regulatory dynamics of mammalian stress granules

SR Millar, JQ Huang, KJ Schreiber, YC Tsai… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stress granules (SGs) are cytosolic biomolecular condensates that form in response to
cellular stress. Weak, multivalent interactions between their protein and RNA constituents …

TDP-43 condensation properties specify its RNA-binding and regulatory repertoire

M Hallegger, AM Chakrabarti, FCY Lee, BL Lee… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Mutations causing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often affect the condensation
properties of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). However, the role of RBP condensation in the …

[图书][B] RNA, the epicenter of genetic information

J Mattick, P Amaral - 2023 - library.oapen.org
The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in
bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate …

Post-translational control of RNA-binding proteins and disease-related dysregulation

A Velázquez-Cruz, B Baños-Jaime… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cell signaling mechanisms modulate gene expression in response to internal and external
stimuli. Cellular adaptation requires a precise and coordinated regulation of the transcription …

Fundamental Aspects of Phase-Separated Biomolecular Condensates

HX Zhou, D Kota, S Qin, R Prasad - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates, formed through phase separation, are upending our
understanding in much of molecular, cell, and developmental biology. There is an urgent …

Phase separation of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 upon specific RNA‐binding observed by magnetic resonance

I Ritsch, E Lehmann, L Emmanouilidis… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interaction of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) with specific single‐
stranded RNA and its relation to liquid‐liquid phase separation (LLPS) were studied in vitro …

The RNA binding proteins TIA1 and TIAL1 promote Mcl1 mRNA translation to protect germinal center responses from apoptosis

IC Osma-Garcia, M Mouysset… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Germinal centers (GCs) are essential for the establishment of long-lasting antibody
responses. GC B cells rely on post-transcriptional RNA mechanisms to translate activation …

A sePARate phase? Poly (ADP-ribose) versus RNA in the organization of biomolecular condensates

EE Alemasova, OI Lavrik - Nucleic Acids Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Condensates are biomolecular assemblies that concentrate biomolecules without the help
of membranes. They are morphologically highly versatile and may emerge via distinct …

Phase separation and pathologic transitions of RNP condensates in neurons: implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia and other …

A Naskar, A Nayak, MR Salaikumaran… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Liquid–liquid phase separation results in the formation of dynamic biomolecular
condensates, also known as membrane-less organelles, that allow for the assembly of …