[HTML][HTML] Structural and functional insights into α-synuclein fibril polymorphism

S Mehra, L Gadhe, R Bera, AS Sawner, SK Maji - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abnormal accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein (α-Syn) is seen in a variety of
neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple system atrophy …

Physiological, pathological, and targetable membraneless organelles in neurons

VH Ryan, NL Fawzi - Trends in neurosciences, 2019 - cell.com
Neurons require unique subcellular compartmentalization to function efficiently. Formed
from proteins and RNAs through liquid–liquid phase separation, membraneless organelles …

[HTML][HTML] Extent of N-terminus exposure of monomeric alpha-synuclein determines its aggregation propensity

AD Stephens, M Zacharopoulou, R Moons… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
As an intrinsically disordered protein, monomeric alpha-synuclein (aSyn) occupies a large
conformational space. Certain conformations lead to aggregation prone and non …

Liquid-liquid phase separation of tau driven by hydrophobic interaction facilitates fibrillization of tau

Y Lin, Y Fichou, AP Longhini, LC Llanes, P Yin… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Amyloid aggregation of tau protein is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases, yet its
facilitating factors are poorly understood. Recently, tau has been shown to undergo liquid …

Membraneless organelles: phasing out of equilibrium

M Hondele, S Heinrich, P De Los Rios… - Emerging topics in life …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Drosophila eggs are highly polarised cells that use RNA–protein complexes to regulate
storage and translational control of maternal RNAs. Ribonucleoprotein granules are a class …

The synergic effect of water and biomolecules in intracellular phase separation

SS Ribeiro, N Samanta, S Ebbinghaus… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Phase separation has long been observed within aqueous mixtures of two or more different
compounds, such as proteins, salts, polysaccharides and synthetic polymers. A growing …

Ubiquitin‐modulated phase separation of shuttle proteins: Does condensate formation promote protein degradation?

TP Dao, CA Castañeda - Bioessays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid‐liquid phase separation (LLPS) has recently emerged as a possible mechanism that
enables ubiquitin‐binding shuttle proteins to facilitate the degradation of ubiquitinated …

[HTML][HTML] Model biomolecular condensates have heterogeneous structure quantitatively dependent on the interaction profile of their constituent macromolecules

JC Shillcock, C Lagisquet, J Alexandre, L Vuillon… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomolecular condensates play numerous roles in cells by selectively concentrating client
proteins while excluding others. These functions are likely to be sensitive to the spatial …

Pathological phase transitions in ALS-FTD impair dynamic RNA–protein granules

NB Nedelsky, JP Taylor - Rna, 2022 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
The genetics of human disease serves as a robust and unbiased source of insight into
human biology, both revealing fundamental cellular processes and exposing the …

[HTML][HTML] Proteostasis of α-synuclein and its role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

D Han, W Zheng, X Wang, Z Chen - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aggregation of α-Synuclein, possibly caused by disturbance of proteostasis, has been
identified as a common pathological feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the …