Considerations and Challenges in Studying Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation and Biomolecular Condensates.

Abstract:

:Evidence is now mounting that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) underlies the formation of membraneless compartments in cells. This realization has motivated major efforts to delineate the function of such biomolecular condensates in normal cells and their roles in contexts ranging from development to age-related disease. There is great interest in understanding the underlying biophysical principles and the specific properties of biological condensates with the goal of bringing insights into a wide range of biological processes and systems. The explosion of physiological and pathological contexts involving LLPS requires clear standards for their study. Here, we propose guidelines for rigorous experimental characterization of LLPS processes in vitro and in cells, discuss the caveats of common experimental approaches, and point out experimental and theoretical gaps in the field.

journal_name

Cell

journal_title

Cell

authors

Alberti S,Gladfelter A,Mittag T

doi

10.1016/j.cell.2018.12.035

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-01-24 00:00:00

pages

419-434

issue

3

eissn

0092-8674

issn

1097-4172

pii

S0092-8674(18)31649-0

journal_volume

176

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