Modulating biomolecular condensates: a novel approach to drug discovery

DM Mitrea, M Mittasch, BF Gomes, IA Klein… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, membraneless assemblies known as biomolecular condensates have
been reported to play key roles in many cellular functions by compartmentalizing specific …

[HTML][HTML] Condensate biology of synaptic vesicle clusters

R Sansevrino, C Hoffmann, D Milovanovic - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Neuronal communication crucially relies on exocytosis of neurotransmitters from synaptic
vesicles (SVs) which are clustered at synapses. To ensure reliable neurotransmitter release …

Synapsin condensation controls synaptic vesicle sequestering and dynamics

C Hoffmann, J Rentsch, TA Tsunoyama… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Neuronal transmission relies on the regulated secretion of neurotransmitters, which are
packed in synaptic vesicles (SVs). Hundreds of SVs accumulate at synaptic boutons …

[HTML][HTML] The Sar1 GTPase is dispensable for COPII-dependent cargo export from the ER

W Kasberg, P Luong, MG Hanna, K Minushkin, A Tsao… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Coat protein complex II (COPII) plays an integral role in the packaging of secretory cargoes
within membrane-enclosed transport carriers that leave the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) from …

Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic

F Wilfling, M Kaksonen, J Stachowiak - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
With an essential role in nearly every physiological process and disease state, trafficking
vesicles are fundamental to cell biology. Canonical understanding of membrane traffic has …

ER exit sites in Drosophila display abundant ER-Golgi vesicles and pearled tubes but no megacarriers

K Yang, M Liu, Z Feng, M Rojas, L Zhou, H Ke… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Secretory cargos are collected at endoplasmic reticulum (ER) exit sites (ERES) before
transport to the Golgi apparatus. Decades of research have provided many details of the …

[HTML][HTML] TANGO1 marshals the early secretory pathway for cargo export

I Raote, S Saxena, F Campelo, V Malhotra - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2021 - Elsevier
TANGO1 protein facilitates the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) export of large cargoes that
cannot be accommodated in 60 nm transport vesicles. It assembles into a ring in the plane of …

Biomolecular condensates: Formation mechanisms, biological functions, and therapeutic targets

X Niu, L Zhang, Y Wu, Z Zong, B Wang, J Liu… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomolecular condensates are cellular structures composed of membraneless assemblies
comprising proteins or nucleic acids. The formation of these condensates requires …

Stress-induced phase separation of ERES components into Sec bodies precedes ER exit inhibition in mammalian cells

W van Leeuwen, DTM Nguyen, R Grond… - Journal of cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Phase separation of components of ER exit sites (ERES) into membraneless compartments,
the Sec bodies, occurs in Drosophila cells upon exposure to specific cellular stressors …

The endoplasmic reticulum puts a new spin on synaptic tagging

A Konietzny, S Wegmann, M Mikhaylova - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
The heterogeneity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) makes it a versatile platform for a
broad range of homeostatic processes, ranging from calcium regulation to synthesis and …