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ArticleCell reports methods2024

A mammalian model reveals inorganic polyphosphate channeling into the nucleolus and induction of a hyper-condensate state.

Filipy Borghi, Cristina Azevedo, Errin Johnson, Jemima J Burden, Adolfo Saiardi

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Article in Cell reports methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Filipy BorghiLaboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Cristina AzevedoLaboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Errin JohnsonSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
Jemima J BurdenLaboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Adolfo SaiardiLaboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: a.saiardi@ucl.ac.uk.

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Medical Research Council MR/T028904/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is a ubiquitous polymer that controls fundamental processes. To overcome the absence of a genetically tractable mammalian model, we developed an inducible mammalian cell line expressing Escherichia coli polyphosphate kinase 1 (EcPPK1). Inducing EcPPK1 expression prompted polyP synthesis, enabling validation of polyP analytical methods. Virtually all newly synthesized polyP accumulates within the nucleus, mainly in the nucleolus. The channeled polyP within the nucleolus results in the redistribution of its markers, leading to altered rRNA processing. Ultrastructural analysis reveals electron-dense polyP structures associated with a hyper-condensed nucleolus resulting from an exacerbation of the liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) phenomena controlling this membraneless organelle. The selective accumulation of polyP in the nucleoli could be interpreted as an amplification of polyP channeling to where its physiological function takes place. Indeed, quantitative analysis of several mammalian cell lines confirms that endogenous polyP accumulates within the nucleolus.

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Cell NucleolusPolyphosphatesAnimalsCell LineEscherichia coliHeLa CellsHumansPhosphotransferases (Phosphate Group Acceptor)RNA, RibosomalPhosphotransferases (Phosphate Group Acceptor)polyphosphate kinasePolyphosphatesRNA, RibosomalCP: Molecular biologyinorganic polyphosphatesliquid-liquid phase separationnucleolusnucleuspolyphosphorilationPPK1toluidine blue

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PMCPMC11294840

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