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Purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 for phase separation studies

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We describe detailed protocols for the purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 (MpARF2). This protein is fused to an MBP solubility tag and an mNG fluorescent tag and is purified from Escherichia coli. The presented procedures make it possible to study MpARF2 assemblies, which could arise from phase separation ...
Bas Janssen, Robin Romein, Willy A. M. van den Berg, Simon Lindhoud, Jan Willem Borst, Carlo P. M. van Mierlo   +5 more
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MARK4 enhances stress granule formation under oxidative stress and increases tau accumulation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
MARK4 (red dots) localizes to stress granules (orange dots) and promotes their formation under oxidative stress by modulating TIA1 (blue dots). MARK4 and TIA1 synergistically increase tau (purple) accumulation, and the reduction of the TIA1 ortholog suppresses neurodegeneration in a fly model.
Sho Nakajima, Kotone Watanabe, Grigorii Sultanakhmetov, Aoi Fukuchi, Keiya Ito, Sawako Shimizu, Taro Saito, Akiko Asada, Kanae Ando   +8 more
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Utilizing the Metastability of Spidroins as a Strategy for Improving Mechanical Properties of Biomimetic Spider Silk Fibers

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Phase transitions are central for the assembly of recombinant silk proteins into fibers. Soluble protein can transition into condensed states such as condensates and gels. These states are metastable and evolve in a time‐dependent way. Metastability depends on the protein sequence, and this relationship can be used to enhance the mechanical properties ...
Fred‐Eric Sammalisto, Topias Lankinen, Celine Tallroth, Rafael A. Lara, Matilda Backholm, Markus B. Linder   +5 more
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Spatiotemporal deciphering of dynamic the FUS interactome during liquid-liquid phase separation in living cells

Nature Communications
Liquid-liquid phase separations (LLPS) are membraneless organelles driven by biomolecule assembly and are implicated in cellular physiological activities.
Sunfengda Song, Haiyang Xie, Qingwen Wang, Xinyi Sun, Jiasu Xu, Rui Chen, Yuankang Zhu, Lai Jiang, Xianting Ding   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao, Yiming Ma, Baihao Shao, Molly M. Stevens   +3 more
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Liquid-liquid phase separation and its regulation of the BACH2 intrinsically disordered region

Biophysics and Physicobiology
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are vital for several cellular processes. They play a significant role in liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). LLPS enhances reaction efficiency by locally concentrating proteins and nucleic acids.
Hironori Hayashi, Miyuki Kato-Murayama, Takeshi Kurasawa, Eiichi N. Kodama, Mikako Shirouzu, Kazuhiko Igarashi, Kazutaka Murayama   +6 more
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An aberrant fused in sarcoma liquid droplet of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis pathological variant, R495X, accelerates liquid–solid phase transition

Scientific Reports
Intracellular aggregation of fused in sarcoma (FUS) is associated with the pathogenesis of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Under stress, FUS forms liquid droplets via liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS).
Yutaro Shiramasa, Ryu Yamamoto, Norika Kashiwagi, Fuka Sasaki, Sawaka Imai, Mikihito Ike, Soichiro Kitazawa, Tomoshi Kameda, Ryo Kitahara   +8 more
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Programmed Interfacial Phase Separation for Spatiotemporal Fungicide Delivery via Tunable Micro/Nano Architectures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Translating dynamic liquid‐liquid phase separation into robust solid‐state architectures remains a challenge in materials engineering. Here, we report a composition‐driven interfacial assembly strategy that couples supramolecular coacervation with metal‐phenolic coordination to engineer tunable fungicide carriers.
Rui Zhang, Tongfang Jing, Leiming He, Kaidi Cui, Yuying Song, Xuewei Mao, Lidong Cao, Lin Zhou   +7 more
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Phase Separation of TRIM21 Modulates PTPN14 Stability to Drive Flow‐Dependent Endothelial Activation and Atherogenesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Disturbed flow promotes the formation of TRIM21‐rich biomolecular droplets, which concentrate TRIM21 and PTPN14 and facilitate their SPRY‐FERM interaction (illustrated by the TRIM21 D355‐PTPN14 R132 salt bridge). This condensate‐driven proximity enables TRIM21 to catalyze K48‐linked polyubiquitination of PTPN14 at lysine 956, leading to proteasome ...
Xue He, Qiannan Ma, Xue Wang, Jiaxu Mang, Chufeng Li, Bingjun Wu, Liu Yao, Yequn Chen, Qiankun Bao, Yi Zhu, Jinlong He   +10 more
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