A framework for understanding the functions of biomolecular condensates across scales
AS Lyon, WB Peeples, MK Rosen - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are found throughout eukaryotic cells, including in the nucleus, in
the cytoplasm and on membranes. They are also implicated in a wide range of cellular …
the cytoplasm and on membranes. They are also implicated in a wide range of cellular …
The epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity landscape: principles of design and mechanisms of regulation
Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) enables cells to interconvert between several
states across the epithelial–mesenchymal landscape, thereby acquiring hybrid epithelial …
states across the epithelial–mesenchymal landscape, thereby acquiring hybrid epithelial …
Prediction of on-target and off-target activity of CRISPR–Cas13d guide RNAs using deep learning
HH Wessels, A Stirn, A Méndez-Mancilla, EJ Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Transcriptome engineering applications in living cells with RNA-targeting CRISPR effectors
depend on accurate prediction of on-target activity and off-target avoidance. Here we design …
depend on accurate prediction of on-target activity and off-target avoidance. Here we design …
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 …
aggregates, contribute in fundamental ways to the organisation and function of the cell …
CTCF-mediated chromatin looping provides a topological framework for the formation of phase-separated transcriptional condensates
CTCF is crucial to the organization of mammalian genomes into loop structures. According
to recent studies, the transcription apparatus is compartmentalized and concentrated at …
to recent studies, the transcription apparatus is compartmentalized and concentrated at …
Formation and function of bacterial organelles
C Greening, T Lithgow - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Advances in imaging technologies have revealed that many bacteria possess organelles
with a proteomically defined lumen and a macromolecular boundary. Some are bound by a …
with a proteomically defined lumen and a macromolecular boundary. Some are bound by a …
Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals functional compartmentalization in syncytial skeletal muscle cells
Syncytial skeletal muscle cells contain hundreds of nuclei in a shared cytoplasm. We
investigated nuclear heterogeneity and transcriptional dynamics in the uninjured and …
investigated nuclear heterogeneity and transcriptional dynamics in the uninjured and …
Phase separation provides a mechanism to reduce noise in cells
Expression of proteins inside cells is noisy, causing variability in protein concentration
among identical cells. A central problem in cellular control is how cells cope with this …
among identical cells. A central problem in cellular control is how cells cope with this …
Complex coacervate‐based materials for biomedicine
WC Blocher, SL Perry - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There has been increasing interest in complex coacervates for deriving and transporting
biomaterials. Complex coacervates are a dense, polyelectrolyte‐rich liquid that results from …
biomaterials. Complex coacervates are a dense, polyelectrolyte‐rich liquid that results from …
Frontiers of high-throughput metabolomics
Highlights•Metabolomics enables rapid measurements at 10–100 times higher throughput
than proteomics.•The achievable throughput opens entirely new scientific and medical …
than proteomics.•The achievable throughput opens entirely new scientific and medical …