[HTML][HTML] Rich phase separation behavior of biomolecules

Y Shin - Molecules and cells, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase separation is a thermodynamic process leading to the formation of compositionally
distinct phases. For the past few years, numerous works have shown that biomolecular …

Navigating through the complexities of synucleinopathies: Insights into pathogenesis, heterogeneity, and future perspectives

DF Lázaro, VMY Lee - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) represents a neuropathological hallmark
observed in a group of neurodegenerative disorders collectively known as …

Ischemic stroke causes Parkinson's disease-like pathology and symptoms in transgenic mice overexpressing alpha-synuclein

S Lohmann, J Grigoletto, ME Bernis, V Pesch… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
The etiology of Parkinson's disease is poorly understood and is most commonly associated
with advancing age, genetic predisposition, or environmental toxins. Epidemiological …

Distinct tau and alpha-synuclein molecular signatures in Alzheimer's disease with and without Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia

BL van der Gaag, NAC Deshayes, JJP Breve… - Acta …, 2024 - Springer
Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) pathology is present in approximately 50% of Alzheimer's disease
(AD) cases at autopsy and might impact the age-of-onset and disease progression in AD …

Compartmentalization of soluble endocytic proteins in synaptic vesicle clusters by phase separation

T Yoshida, K Takenaka, H Sakamoto, Y Kojima… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Synaptic vesicle (SV) clusters, which reportedly result from synapsin's capacity to undergo
liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), constitute the structural basis for neurotransmission …

Cellular uptake of nickel by NikR is regulated by phase separation

K Cao, S Li, Y Wang, H Hu, S Xiang, Q Zhang, Y Liu - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Bacterial cells were long thought to be" bags of enzymes" with minimal internal structures. In
recent years, membrane-less organelles formed by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation modulates the functional amyloid assembly of human CPEB3

DR De Mingo, P López-García, ME Vaquero… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
How functional amyloids are regulated to restrict their activity is poorly understood. The
cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 3 (CPEB3) is an RNA-binding protein …

Protein nanocondensates: the next frontier

PL Toledo, AR Gianotti, DS Vazquez, MR Ermácora - Biophysical Reviews, 2023 - Springer
Over the past decade, myriads of studies have highlighted the central role of protein
condensation in subcellular compartmentalization and spatiotemporal organization of …

A high-throughput method for exploring the parameter space of protein liquid-liquid phase separation

Y Li, J Gu, C Liu, D Li - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022 - cell.com
Numerous proteins can undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in various biological
processes. However, it remains a challenge to systematically evaluate the LLPS ability of …

Taurine suppresses liquid–liquid phase separation of lysozyme protein

K Tsubotani, S Maeyama, S Murakami, SW Schaffer… - Amino Acids, 2021 - Springer
Taurine is a compatible osmolyte that confers stability to proteins. Recent studies have
revealed that liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins underlie the formation of …