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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2025

A pH-Centric Model of Nucleolar Activity and Regulation.

Diego Detrés, Adriana Camacho-Badillo, Eliezer Calo

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Diego DetrésDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States; David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States.
Adriana Camacho-BadilloDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States.
Eliezer CaloDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States; David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States. Electronic address: calo@mit.edu.

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Jacqueline A. Lees · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
Functional characterization of cell surface RNA biologyR01ES037423 · NIEHS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Ryan Alexander Flynn · 2024 to 2026
$4.2M
Mechanisms regulating ribosome assembly and function in stem cells and vertebrate development.R35GM142634 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Eliezer Calo-Velazquez · 2021 to 2026
$2.3M
Genetic Dissection of Stress Responses in Shwachman-Diamond SyndromeR01DK132812 · NIDDK · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI COREY, SETH JOEL · 2023 to 2025
$701k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132812NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES037423NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142634
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nucleolus is essential for the efficient and accurate production of ribosomal subunits, which are crucial for assembling ribosomes-the cellular machinery responsible for protein synthesis. Emerging insights into its liquid-like nature have shed new light on the role of its unique biophysical properties in the activity and regulation of this organelle. In this perspective, we examine recent insights into nucleolar biophysical homeostasis, with a focus on its regulation as an acidic biomolecular condensate. We review current evidence on how nucleolar composition and biochemical activities could generate and maintain a proton gradient. Additionally, we propose an integrative model explaining how nucleolar acidity contributes to homeostasis at a molecular level, providing a unified framework for its role in health and disease.

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Cell NucleolusAnimalsHomeostasisHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationModels, BiologicalRibosomesintracellular pHintrinsically disordered proteinsnucleolar stressnucleolusribosome biogenesis

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PMID40216015
PMCPMC13434000

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