Artículo
Protein nanocondensates: the next frontier
Fecha de publicación:
08/2023
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Springer
Revista:
Biophysical Reviews
ISSN:
1867-2450
e-ISSN:
1867-2469
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Inglés
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Over the past decade, myriads of studies have highlighted the central role of protein condensation in subcellular compartmentalization and spatiotemporal organization of biological processes. Conceptually, protein condensation stands at the highest level in protein structure hierarchy, accounting for the assembly of bodies ranging from thousands to billions of molecules and for densities ranging from dense liquids to solid materials. In size, protein condensates range from nanocondensates of hundreds of nanometers (mesoscopic clusters) to phase-separated micron-sized condensates. In this review, we focus on protein nanocondensation, a process that can occur in subsaturated solutions and can nucleate dense liquid phases, crystals, amorphous aggregates, and fibers. We discuss the nanocondensation of proteins in the light of general physical principles and examine the biophysical properties of several outstanding examples of nanocondensation. We conclude that protein nanocondensation cannot be fully explained by the conceptual framework of micron-scale biomolecular condensation. The evolution of nanocondensates through changes in density and order is currently under intense investigation, and this should lead to the development of a general theoretical framework, capable of encompassing the full range of sizes and densities found in protein condensates.
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Toledo, Pamela Ludmila; Gianotti, Alejo Román; Vazquez, Diego Sebastian; Ermacora, Mario Roberto; Protein nanocondensates: the next frontier; Springer; Biophysical Reviews; 15; 4; 8-2023; 515-530
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