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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research2021

Molecular mechanisms of stress granule assembly and disassembly.

Sarah Hofmann, Nancy Kedersha, Paul Anderson, Pavel Ivanov

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 251 papers.

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251citing papers in PubMed
13.8field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

251 citing papers in PubMed, 372 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Prion-Like Protein LENG8-Mediated Nucleation Drives Stress Granule Assembly.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. BOULE is Essential for the Dynamic Disassembly of Heat Shock Granules in Male Germ Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  16. The Role of Long Noncoding RNAs in Modulation of Stress Granules in Cancer.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026
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191 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah HofmannBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Nancy KedershaBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Paul AndersonBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Initiative for RNA Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Pavel IvanovBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Initiative for RNA Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: pivanov@rics.bwh.harvard.edu.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

Cellular Stress Response MechanismsR35GM126901 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ANDERSON, PAUL J. · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
Biology of RNA G-quadruplexesR01GM126150 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI IVANOV, PAVEL · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs and translational controlR01GM146997 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI IVANOV, PAVEL · 2022 to 2025
$1.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126150NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM146997NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM126901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress granules (SGs) are membrane-less ribonucleoprotein (RNP)-based cellular compartments that form in the cytoplasm of a cell upon exposure to various environmental stressors. SGs contain a large set of proteins, as well as mRNAs that have been stalled in translation as a result of stress-induced polysome disassembly. Despite the fact that SGs have been extensively studied for many years, their function is still not clear. They presumably help the cell to cope with the encountered stress, and facilitate the recovery process after stress removal upon which SGs disassemble. Aberrant formation of SGs and impaired SG disassembly majorly contribute to various pathological phenomena in cancer, viral infections, and neurodegeneration. The assembly of SGs is largely driven by liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), however, the molecular mechanisms behind that are not fully understood. Recent studies have proposed a novel mechanism for SG formation that involves the interplay of a large interaction network of mRNAs and proteins. Here, we review this novel concept of SG assembly, and discuss the current insights into SG disassembly.

Indexed as

Cell CompartmentationCell MembraneCytoplasmCytoplasmic GranulesHumansLiquid Phase MicroextractionPolyribosomesRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerStress, PhysiologicalRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerLiquid-liquid phase transitionProtein synthesisRNA granulesStress granulesStress response

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PMID33007331
PMCPMC7769147
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