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ReviewCommunications biology2020

Biomolecular condensates as arbiters of biochemical reactions inside the nucleus.

Guillaume Laflamme, Karim Mekhail

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Review in Communications biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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68citing papers in PubMed
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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

68 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. RSF1-Dependent PAR Turnover Promotes 53BP1 Liquid Condensate Formation at DNA Damage Sites.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. Fusion protein condensate formation via coiled-coil domains.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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  9. Investigating Phase Separation in Genome Folding via Multiscale Computational Modeling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Guillaume LaflammeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, MaRS Centre West Tower, 661 University Avenue, M5G 1M1, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9083-4572
Karim MekhailDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, MaRS Centre West Tower, 661 University Avenue, M5G 1M1, Toronto, ON, Canada. karim.mekhail@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-6084-020X

Funding

CIHR 299429CIHR 388041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) has emerged as a central player in the assembly of membraneless compartments termed biomolecular condensates. These compartments are dynamic structures that can condense or dissolve under specific conditions to regulate molecular functions. Such properties allow biomolecular condensates to rapidly respond to changing endogenous or environmental conditions. Here, we review emerging roles for LLPS within the nuclear space, with a specific emphasis on genome organization, expression and repair. Our review highlights the emerging notion that biomolecular condensates regulate the sequential engagement of molecules in multistep biological processes.

Indexed as

Cell Physiological PhenomenaCell FractionationCell NucleusChemical FractionationDNA RepairEukaryotic CellsGene Expression RegulationGenomeGenomicsHeterochromatinSubcellular FractionsHeterochromatin

Identifiers

PMID33319830
PMCPMC7738674

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