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Phase separation: linking cellular compartmentalization to disease

Aguzzi, Adriano; Altmeyer, Matthias (2016). Phase separation: linking cellular compartmentalization to disease. Trends in Cell Biology, 26(7):547-558.

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells are complex structures capable of coordinating numerous biochemical reactions in space and time. Key to such coordination is the subdivision of intracellular space into functional compartments. Compartmentalization can be achieved by intracellular membranes, which surround organelles and act as physical barriers. In addition, cells have developed sophisticated mechanisms to partition their inner substance in a tightly regulated manner. Recent studies provide compelling evidence that membraneless compartmentalization can be achieved by liquid demixing, a process culminating in liquid-liquid phase separation and the formation of phase boundaries. We discuss how this emerging concept may help in understanding dynamic reorganization of subcellular space and highlight its potential as a framework to explain pathological protein assembly in cancer and neurodegeneration.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, further contribution
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Institute of Neuropathology
05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinärwissenschaftliches Institut > Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
07 Faculty of Science > Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Life Sciences > Cell Biology
Language:English
Date:1 April 2016
Deposited On:11 May 2016 18:29
Last Modified:13 Nov 2024 04:30
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0962-8924
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2016.03.004
PubMed ID:27051975
Project Information:
  • Funder: FP7
  • Grant ID: 278611
  • Project Title: NEURINOX - NOX enzymes as mediators of inflammation-triggered neurodegeneration: modulating NOX enzymes as novel therapies

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