RNA gets in phase

Several neurological disorders are linked to tandem nucleotide repeat expansion in the mutated gene. Jain and Vale (2017. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22386) show that, above a pathological threshold repeat number, base pairing interactions drive phase separation of RNA into membrane-less g...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Saha, Shambaditya, Hyman, Anthony A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2017
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28667121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201706034
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Sumario:Several neurological disorders are linked to tandem nucleotide repeat expansion in the mutated gene. Jain and Vale (2017. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22386) show that, above a pathological threshold repeat number, base pairing interactions drive phase separation of RNA into membrane-less gels, suggesting that RNA can scaffold the assembly of phase-separated compartments that sequester proteins/RNAs causing toxicity.

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