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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2026

The role of LLPS of biomacromolecules in the gonads and related diseases.

Hui Zhao, Xiaodong Wu, Yuqing Chen, Dandan Luo, Qingbo Guan, Chunxiao Yu, Peng Lu

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 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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7 authors.

Hui Zhao *Key Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Xiaodong Wu *Weihai Municipal Hospital, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Yuqing Chen *Key Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Dandan LuoKey Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qingbo GuanKey Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chunxiao YuKey Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Peng LuKey Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), an emerging mechanism of intracellular organization and regulation, has attracted increasing attention in reproductive biology in recent years. By promoting the spatiotemporal compartmentalization of biomolecules, LLPS is involved in a wide range of essential biological processes, including transcriptional regulation, chromatin remodeling, and mRNA stabilization and translation. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that LLPS plays indispensable roles in the development, maturation, and differentiation of both sperm and oocytes, while also contributing to the initiation and progression of sex hormone-dependent tumors. Despite these advances, the mechanistic links and overarching roles of LLPS in both gametogenesis and sex hormone-dependent tumorigenesis have not yet been comprehensively summarized. A clearer understanding of the functions and regulatory mechanisms of LLPS in gamete development and tumorigenesis will not only deepen our insight into the complex molecular networks underlying germ cell biology, but also offer potential molecular targets and a conceptual basis for the diagnosis and treatment of reproductive system disorders.

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GonadsAnimalsGametogenesisHumansPhase Separationbiomolecular condensatesgonadsLLPSmembraneless organellesreproductive systemreproductive tumors

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PMID42865959
PMCPMC13655549

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