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ReviewGenes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms2023

Nondomain biopolymers: Flexible molecular strategies to acquire biological functions.

Kazuharu Arakawa, Tetsuro Hirose, Toshifumi Inada, Takuhiro Ito, Toshie Kai, Masaaki Oyama, Yukihide Tomari, Takao Yoda, Shinichi Nakagawa

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Review in Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

9 authors.

Kazuharu ArakawaInstitute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2893-4919
Tetsuro HiroseRNA Biofunction Laboratory, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
Toshifumi InadaDivision of RNA and Gene Regulation, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takuhiro ItoLaboratory for Translation Structural Biology, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Yokohama, Japan.
Toshie KaiGermline Biology Laboratory, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Masaaki OyamaMedical Proteomics Laboratory, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yukihide TomariLaboratory of RNA Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takao YodaNagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Japan.
Shinichi NakagawaRNA Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-7493

Funding

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05273Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05274Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05275Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05276Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05277Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05278Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05279Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05280Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05281Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 21H05282
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A long-standing assumption in molecular biology posits that the conservation of protein and nucleic acid sequences emphasizes the functional significance of biomolecules. These conserved sequences fold into distinct secondary and tertiary structures, enable highly specific molecular interactions, and regulate complex yet organized molecular processes within living cells. However, recent evidence suggests that biomolecules can also function through primary sequence regions that lack conservation across species or gene families. These regions typically do not form rigid structures, and their inherent flexibility is critical for their functional roles. This review examines the emerging roles and molecular mechanisms of "nondomain biomolecules," whose functions are not easily predicted due to the absence of conserved functional domains. We propose the hypothesis that both domain- and nondomain-type molecules work together to enable flexible and efficient molecular processes within the highly crowded intracellular environment.

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ProteinsBiopolymersConserved SequenceBiopolymersProteinsintrinsically disordered proteinsnoncoding RNAnondomain biopolymersnonmembranous organellesnuclear bodiesphase separation

Identifiers

PMID37249032
PMCPMC11448004

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