Charge-Driven Phase Condensation of RNA and Proteins Suggests Broad Role of Phase Separation in Cytoplasmic Environments
B. Dutagaci, G. Nawrocki, J. Goodluck, A. A. Ashkarran, C. G. Hoogstraten, L. J. Lapidus, M. Feig
This study shows that RNA and positively charged proteins can form phase-separated condensates through electrostatic complementarity, suggesting a broad role of phase separation in cytoplasmic environments.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2020Biophysics