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ReviewBiochemistry2025

Dynamic Cytoplasm: A Physical Regulator of Enzymatic Function.

Erika Fukuhara, Elsie Dunkley, Alessandro Bevilacqua, Paola Laurino

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Review in Biochemistry, 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

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Polarization as a Process: The Potential of Process Ontology for Understanding Cellular Symmetry Breaking.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Reaction Engineering of In Vitro Natural Product Biosynthesis: Challenges and Strategies.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Erika FukuharaProtein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Kunigami, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.ORCID 0009-0006-7724-8698
Elsie DunkleyProtein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Kunigami, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7795-138X
Alessandro BevilacquaProtein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Kunigami, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8541-8603
Paola LaurinoProtein Engineering and Evolution Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Kunigami, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3725-2645

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cytoplasm is a dynamic, self-organizing system spanning scales from organelles to biomolecular condensates and multienzyme assemblies. While enzymatic regulation has traditionally been attributed to transcriptional control and allostery, emerging evidence highlights the cytoplasm's physical properties─macromolecular crowding, viscosity, and diffusion─as a crucial yet underappreciated regulatory layer. These biophysical factors actively modulate enzymatic activity and metabolic flux, maintaining homeostasis and enabling adaptive cellular responses. This Perspective explores the biochemical interplay between the cytosolic environment and enzymatic function, emphasizing how cytoplasmic organization contributes to metabolic regulation.

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CytoplasmEnzymesAnimalsCytosolHumansEnzymes

Identifiers

PMID40517322
PMCPMC12224306

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