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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2024

Cellular Function of a Biomolecular Condensate Is Determined by Its Ultrastructure.

Daniel Scholl, Tumara Boyd, Andrew P Latham, Alexandra Salazar, Asma Khan, Steven Boeynaems, Alex S Holehouse, Gabriel C Lander, Andrej Sali, Donghyun Park and 2 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Daniel SchollDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5242-2032
Tumara BoydDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-3232-7516
Andrew P LathamQuantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9338-7253
Alexandra SalazarDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Asma KhanDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Steven BoeynaemsDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9705-9871
Alex S HolehouseDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.ORCID 0000-0002-4155-5729
Gabriel C LanderDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4921-1135
Andrej SaliQuantitative Biosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0435-6197
Donghyun ParkDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2048-6004
Ashok A DenizDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2819-4049
Keren LaskerDepartment of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5480-4173

Funding

IMPACTING MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION THROUGH ALTERED PROTEASE ACTIVITYR01NS095892 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI WISEMAN, ROCKLAND LUKE · 2016 to 2025
$5.3M
IMP: Software for Hybrid Determination of Macromolecular Assembly StructuresR01GM083960 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SALI, ANDREJ · 2008 to 2024
$5.2M
Biophysics of Protein Disorder and Complexity, Single Molecules to MesoscalesR35GM130375 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI DENIZ, ASHOK A · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
Uncovering the role of extracellular condensates as triggers of neuroinflammationDP2NS142714 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BOEYNAEMS, STEVEN · 2024 to 2024
$1.4M
High-speed direct detector for cryo electron microscopyS10OD032467 · OD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI LANDER, GABRIEL C · 2022 to 2022
$600k
Uncovering the molecular mechanism of interphase nuclear pore complex assembly with spatiotemporal integrative modelingF32GM150243 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LATHAM, ANDREW · 2024 to 2024
$74k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM150243NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083960NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM130375NIH HHS S10 OD032467NINDS NIH HHS DP2 NS142714NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomolecular condensates play key roles in the spatiotemporal regulation of cellular processes. Yet, the relationship between atomic features and condensate function remains poorly understood. We studied this relationship using the polar organizing protein Z (PopZ) as a model system, revealing how its material properties and cellular function depend on its ultrastructure. We revealed PopZ's hierarchical assembly into a filamentous condensate by integrating cryo-electron tomography, biochemistry, single-molecule techniques, and molecular dynamics simulations. The helical domain drives filamentation and condensation, while the disordered domain inhibits them. Phase-dependent conformational changes prevent interfilament contacts in the dilute phase and expose client binding sites in the dense phase. These findings establish a multiscale framework that links molecular interactions and condensate ultrastructure to macroscopic material properties that drive cellular function.

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PMCPMC11703246

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