The molecular language of membraneless organelles

E Gomes, J Shorter - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Eukaryotic cells organize their intracellular components into organelles that can be
membrane-bound or membraneless. A large number of membraneless organelles, including …

[HTML][HTML] Formation, function, and pathology of RNP granules

N Ripin, R Parker - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are diverse membrane-less organelles that form through
multivalent RNA-RNA, RNA-protein, and protein-protein interactions between RNPs. RNP …

A prion-like protein regulator of seed germination undergoes hydration-dependent phase separation

Y Dorone, S Boeynaems, E Flores, B Jin, S Hateley… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Many organisms evolved strategies to survive desiccation. Plant seeds protect dehydrated
embryos from various stressors and can lay dormant for millennia. Hydration is the key …

[HTML][HTML] RNA granules hitchhike on lysosomes for long-distance transport, using annexin A11 as a molecular tether

YC Liao, MS Fernandopulle, G Wang, H Choi, L Hao… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Long-distance RNA transport enables local protein synthesis at metabolically-active sites
distant from the nucleus. This process ensures an appropriate spatial organization of …

The material properties of a bacterial-derived biomolecular condensate tune biological function in natural and synthetic systems

K Lasker, S Boeynaems, V Lam, D Scholl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Intracellular phase separation is emerging as a universal principle for organizing
biochemical reactions in time and space. It remains incompletely resolved how biological …

Mechanisms and regulation of RNA condensation in RNP granule formation

D Tauber, G Tauber, R Parker - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are RNA–protein assemblies that are involved in
multiple aspects of RNA metabolism and are linked to memory, development, and disease …

The mammalian midbody and midbody remnant are assembly sites for RNA and localized translation

S Park, R Dahn, E Kurt, A Presle, K VanDenHeuvel… - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
Long ignored as a vestigial remnant of cytokinesis, the mammalian midbody (MB) is
released post-abscission inside large extracellular vesicles called MB remnants (MBRs) …

[HTML][HTML] Stress granule mediated protein aggregation and underlying gene defects in the FTD-ALS spectrum

Y Baradaran-Heravi, C Van Broeckhoven… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Stress granules (SGs) are dynamic membraneless compartments composed out of RNA-
binding proteins (RBPs) and RNA molecules that assemble temporarily to allow the cell to …

Bridging biophysics and neurology: aberrant phase transitions in neurodegenerative disease

NB Nedelsky, JP Taylor - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensation arising through phase transitions has emerged as an essential
organizational strategy that governs many aspects of cell biology. In particular, the role of …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-binding proteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Zhao, JR Kim, R van Bruggen, J Park - Molecules and cells, 2018 - Elsevier
Significant research efforts are ongoing to elucidate the complex molecular mechanisms
underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which may in turn pinpoint potential …