Joseph Basalla researches how FOXG1’s flexible regions and the tiny droplets they form may help regulate gene expression.
A tiny chemical difference helps make RNA better than DNA at condensing into liquid-like droplets under high temperatures and acidic conditions.
Study finds metabolite can prevent fibril formation without interfering with protein droplets.
Award will allow Priya R. Banerjee to continue research on biomolecular condensates and their role in disease.
RNA, in the limelight for its starring role in cutting-edge vaccine technology, is also a key player in the inner workings of cells.
A review article highlights the latest science in this field, focusing on protein droplets termed, “ectopic condensates."
New research illuminates the properties of protein-RNA droplets.
A study in Nature Communications outlines physical rules regulating the architecture of these liquid organelles.
Such bubble-like structures — crafted without traditional lipid building blocks — could potentially be engineered to deliver drugs, researchers say.
Physicists use model systems to explore the forces that may be at play.
