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ReviewOpen biology2021

Higher-order organization of biomolecular condensates.

Charlotte M Fare, Alexis Villani, Lauren E Drake, James Shorter

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Review in Open biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 105 papers.

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105citing 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

105 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. A molecular grammar for programmable multiphase protein-RNA vesicles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. Surface Engineered Biomolecular Condensates for Targeted Cell Cytotoxicity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  19. Disulfide cross-linked redox-sensitive peptide condensates are efficient cell delivery vehicles of molecular cargo.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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45 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

4 authors.

Charlotte M FareDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and.
Alexis VillaniDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and.
Lauren E DrakeDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and.
James ShorterDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and.

Funding

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008275 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WAND, A. JOSHUA · 1988 to 2018
$6.0M
Defining the mechanistic basis of a prion disaggregaseR01GM099836 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHORTER, JAMES · 2013 to 2024
$3.9M
Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Training Program in Alzheimer's DiseaseT32AG058524 · NIA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI ANGELA L. JEFFERSON · 2018 to 2026
$3.5M
Programming human protein disaggregases against FTDR21AG065854 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHORTER, JAMES · 2020 to 2020
$446k
Isolating small-molecule enhancers of the human alpha-synuclein disaggregase machineryR21AG061784 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHORTER, JAMES · 2019 to 2020
$441k
Engineering KapB2 to Disaggregate Disease-Linked ProteinsF31NS111870 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI FARE, CHARLOTTE MIRIAM · 2019 to 2021
$137k
NIA NIH HHS R21 AG061784NIA NIH HHS R21 AG065854NIA NIH HHS T32 AG058524NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM099836NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008275NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS111870
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A guiding principle of biology is that biochemical reactions must be organized in space and time. One way this spatio-temporal organization is achieved is through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), which generates biomolecular condensates. These condensates are dynamic and reactive, and often contain a complex mixture of proteins and nucleic acids. In this review, we discuss how underlying physical and chemical processes generate internal condensate architectures. We then outline the diverse condensate architectures that are observed in biological systems. Finally, we discuss how specific condensate organization is critical for specific biological functions.

Indexed as

Chemical PhenomenaModels, MolecularBiomolecular CondensatesProteinsRNAProteinsRNAbiomolecular condensateliquid–liquid phase separationmembraneless organelle

Identifiers

PMID34129784
PMCPMC8205532

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