Amyloid oligomers: A joint experimental/computational perspective on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type II diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

PH Nguyen, A Ramamoorthy, BR Sahoo… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein misfolding and aggregation is observed in many amyloidogenic diseases affecting
either the central nervous system or a variety of peripheral tissues. Structural and dynamic …

Revisiting the grammar of Tau aggregation and pathology formation: how new insights from brain pathology are shaping how we study and target Tauopathies

G Limorenko, HA Lashuel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Converging evidence continues to point towards Tau aggregation and pathology formation
as central events in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and other Tauopathies …

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 …

Accurate model of liquid–liquid phase behavior of intrinsically disordered proteins from optimization of single-chain properties

G Tesei, TK Schulze, R Crehuet… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Many intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) may undergo liquid–liquid phase separation
(LLPS) and participate in the formation of membraneless organelles in the cell, thereby …

Protein condensation diseases: therapeutic opportunities

M Vendruscolo, M Fuxreiter - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Condensed states of proteins, including liquid-like membraneless organelles and solid-like
aggregates, contribute in fundamental ways to the organisation and function of the cell …

Selective sorting of microRNAs into exosomes by phase-separated YBX1 condensates

XM Liu, L Ma, R Schekman - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Exosomes may mediate cell-to-cell communication by transporting various proteins and
nucleic acids to neighboring cells. Some protein and RNA cargoes are significantly enriched …

Improved predictions of phase behaviour of intrinsically disordered proteins by tuning the interaction range

G Tesei, K Lindorff-Larsen - Open Research Europe, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The formation and viscoelastic properties of condensates of intrinsically disordered proteins
(IDPs) is dictated by amino acid sequence and solution conditions. Because of the …

Tau liquid–liquid phase separation in neurodegenerative diseases

S Boyko, WK Surewicz - Trends in cell biology, 2022 - cell.com
Aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau plays a major role in Alzheimer's
disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. An exciting recent development is …

Genetic variation associated with condensate dysregulation in disease

SF Banani, LK Afeyan, SW Hawken, JE Henninger… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
A multitude of cellular processes involve biomolecular condensates, which has led to the
suggestion that diverse pathogenic mutations may dysregulate condensates. Although proof …

Conformational expansion of tau in condensates promotes irreversible aggregation

J Wen, L Hong, G Krainer, QQ Yao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins into biomolecular condensates has
emerged as a fundamental principle underpinning cellular function and malfunction. Indeed …