Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30045872›Full record

ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry2019

The molecular language of membraneless organelles.

Edward Gomes, James Shorter

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 418 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
418citing papers in PubMed
29.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

418 citing papers in PubMed, 818 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Edward GomesFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
James ShorterFrom the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 jshorter@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5269-8533
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Defining the mechanistic basis of a prion disaggregaseR01GM099836 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHORTER, JAMES · 2013 to 2024
$3.9M
Isolating small-molecule enhancers of HtrA1, an alpha-synuclein disaggregaseR21NS102687 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHORTER, JAMES · 2017 to 2018
$441k
Exploring and enhancing Karyopherin beta-2 disaggregate activityR21NS090205 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHORTER, JAMES · 2016 to 2017
$432k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM099836NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS090205NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS102687
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells organize their intracellular components into organelles that can be membrane-bound or membraneless. A large number of membraneless organelles, including nucleoli, Cajal bodies, P-bodies, and stress granules, exist as liquid droplets within the cell and arise from the condensation of cellular material in a process termed liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Beyond a mere organizational tool, concentrating cellular components into membraneless organelles tunes biochemical reactions and improves cellular fitness during stress. In this review, we provide an overview of the molecular underpinnings of the formation and regulation of these membraneless organelles. This molecular understanding explains emergent properties of these membraneless organelles and shines new light on neurodegenerative diseases, which may originate from disturbances in LLPS and membraneless organelles.

Indexed as

Cell Physiological PhenomenaCytoplasmHumansOrganellesamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig disease)Cajal bodychaperonedisaggregaseliquid–liquid phase separationnucleolusorganelleRNA binding proteinstress granulesubcellular organelle

Identifiers

PMID30045872
PMCPMC6509512
OpenAlexW2884082692

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