The role of biomolecular condensates in protein aggregation

BS Visser, WP Lipiński, E Spruijt - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
There is an increasing amount of evidence that biomolecular condensates are linked to
neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein aggregation, such as Alzheimer's …

Theory and simulation of multiphase coexistence in biomolecular mixtures

WM Jacobs - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomolecular condensates constitute a newly recognized form of spatial organization in
living cells. Although many condensates are believed to form as a result of phase …

The liquid-to-solid transition of FUS is promoted by the condensate surface

Y Shen, A Chen, W Wang, Y Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
A wide range of macromolecules can undergo phase separation, forming biomolecular
condensates in living cells. These membraneless organelles are typically highly dynamic …

Single-molecule FRET unmasks structural subpopulations and crucial molecular events during FUS low-complexity domain phase separation

A Joshi, A Walimbe, A Avni, SK Rai, L Arora… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates formed via phase separation of proteins and nucleic acids are
thought to be associated with a wide range of cellular functions and dysfunctions. We dissect …

The interface of condensates of the hnRNPA1 low-complexity domain promotes formation of amyloid fibrils

M Linsenmeier, L Faltova, C Morelli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The maturation of liquid-like protein condensates into amyloid fibrils has been associated
with several neurodegenerative diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying …

A solid beta-sheet structure is formed at the surface of FUS droplets during aging

L Emmanouilidis, E Bartalucci, Y Kan, M Ijavi… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Phase transitions are important to understand cell dynamics, and the maturation of liquid
droplets is relevant to neurodegenerative disorders. We combined NMR and Raman …

Dynamical control enables the formation of demixed biomolecular condensates

AZ Lin, KM Ruff, F Dar, A Jalihal, MR King… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular matter can be organized into compositionally distinct biomolecular condensates.
For example, in Ashbya gossypii, the RNA-binding protein Whi3 forms distinct condensates …

Multivalent interactions between molecular components involved in fast endophilin mediated endocytosis drive protein phase separation

S Mondal, K Narayan, S Botterbusch, I Powers… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A specific group of transmembrane receptors, including the β1-adrenergic receptor (β1-AR),
is internalized through a non-clathrin pathway known as Fast Endophilin Mediated …

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 …

Protein structural transitions critically transform the network connectivity and viscoelasticity of RNA-binding protein condensates but RNA can prevent it

AR Tejedor, I Sanchez-Burgos… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates, some of which are liquid-like during health, can age over time
becoming gel-like pathological systems. One potential source of loss of liquid-like properties …