Light switch for life: controlling molecular droplets with UV Leiden researchers have discovered a surprising new way to shape and control tiny droplets of molecules found in living organisms. The breakthrough could lead to smarter biomaterials, improve drug del...

Press release: Light switch for life – controlling biomolecular condensate droplets with UV!

Read our new article in Nature Communications!
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Biomolecular condensates: molecular structure, biological functions, diseases, and therapeutic targets - Molecular Biomedicine Cells constantly encounter environmental and physiological fluctuations that challenge homeostasis and threaten viability. In response to these cues, specific proteins and nucleic acids engage in mult...

#Review
Biomolecular condensates: molecular structure, biological functions, diseases, and therapeutic targets doi.org/10.1186/s435...

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Let's also welcome Debasish Rout who recently joined @sorkinlab.bsky.social!
He will study the effects of #membrane composition and tension on #biomolecularcondensate formation. More details here: www.comeincell.org/dc14-how-can...

Welcome to #ComeInCell, Debasish! #MSCA #HorizonEurope

Now online - the Review "Structured protein domains enter the spotlight: modulators of #biomolecularcondensate form and function" from Nathaniel Hess and @jerelleaj.bsky.social.

#PhaseSeparation #ProteinProteinInteraction #Oligomerization #ProteinRNAInteraction

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