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ArticleBiomolecules2025

PRAG1 Condensation Drives Cell Contraction Under Stress.

Peiwu Ye, Peiran Jiang, Luyu Ye, Min Liu, Qiuyuan Fang, Peilin Yu, Jianhong Luo, Huanxing Su, Wei Yang

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Article in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Peiwu YeInstitute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9177-4022
Peiran JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Luyu YeDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Min LiuDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Qiuyuan FangDepartment of Biophysics, Institute of Neuroscience, NHC and CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Peilin YuDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8230-4061
Jianhong LuoSchool of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Huanxing SuInstitute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3254-825X
Wei YangDepartment of Neurosurgery of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3065-1843

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 226-2022-00227Natural Science Foundation of China 3170080636Natural Science Foundation of China 31701211Natural Science Foundation of China 8157050771Natural Science Foundation of China 82030108Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2019BFH02003Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LD24H090004
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Abstract

Peak1-related, kinase-activating pseudokinase 1 (PRAG1), a member of the pseudopodium-enriched atypical kinase (PEAK) family of pseudokinases, has been reported to play a role in regulating cell morphology. However, the molecular mechanism for this function remains elusive. In this study, we demonstrate that PRAG1 forms dynamic condensates in cells mediated by its αN and αJ helices. Importantly, we found that PRAG1 condensates functioned in mediating cell contraction, while condensate-formation-deficient PRAG1 mutants lost this function. Remarkably, the formation of spherical PRAG1 condensates appears to be a common phenomenon in diverse stress models, as well as in dopaminergic (DA) neurons derived from a Parkinson's disease patient. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism through which PRAG1 drives cell contraction and suggest a potential link between aberrant PRAG1 phase separation and stress-induced cell contraction. PRAG1 condensation drives cell contraction under stress.

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Stress, PhysiologicalAnimalsDopaminergic NeuronsHumansParkinson Diseasecell contractioncondensationphase separationPRAG1stress

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PMCPMC11939857

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