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ArticleFEBS letters2026

Valosin-containing protein counteracts ATP-driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro.

Hitomi Kimura, Shin-Ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda

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Article in FEBS letters, 2026. 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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Hitomi KimuraGraduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Japan.
Shin-Ichi TateGraduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5556-7712
Kyota YasudaGraduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8352-631X

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23H02425Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K05147
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fused in sarcoma (FUS) forms phase-separated condensates implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although millimolar ATP concentrations paradoxically dissolve FUS condensates through hydrotropic activity, condensates nevertheless persist in cells, suggesting active regulatory mechanisms. Here, using a reconstituted system, we show that the AAA+ATPase valosin-containing protein (VCP) counteracts ATP-driven dissolution of FUS condensates. VCP preserved both wild-type and ALS-linked P525L condensates under high ATP conditions, and this protection required catalytic ATPase activity rather than stable partitioning into condensates. The effect was abolished by the D2-specific inhibitor ML240. Our findings establish direct biochemical evidence that VCP ATPase activity maintains FUS condensates under high ATP conditions, highlighting ATPase-driven enzymatic control of liquid-liquid phase separation as a potential general principle with implications for neurodegeneration.

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Adenosine TriphosphateBiomolecular CondensatesRNA-Binding Protein FUSValosin Containing ProteinAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisHumansPhase SeparationAdenosine TriphosphateFUS protein, humanRNA-Binding Protein FUSValosin Containing ProteinVCP protein, humanadenosine triphosphateamyotrophic lateral sclerosisfused in sarcomaliquid–liquid phase separationvalosin‐containing protein

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PMID41840875
PMCPMC13618296

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