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Membraneless organelles formed by liquid-liquid phase separation increase bacterial fitness.

Authors :
Xin Jin
Ji-Eun Lee
Schaefer, Charley
Luo, Xinwei
Wollman, Adam J. M.
Payne-Dwyer, Alex L.
Tian Tian
Xiaowei Zhang
Xiao Chen
Yingxing Li
McLeish, Tom C. B.
Leake, Mark C.
Fan Bai
Source :
Science Advances. 10/22/2021, Vol. 7 Issue 43, p1-11. 11p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article presents a research report on membraneless organelles formed by liquid-liquid phase separation increase bacterial fitness. Topics include metastable liquid-structured protein assemblies increase bacterial fitness by enabling cells to tolerate environmental stresses; and quantitative agreement with phase-separated liquid droplet formation driven by interacting proteins under thermal equilibrium that nucleate following diffusive collisions in the cytoplasm.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23752548
Volume :
7
Issue :
43
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science Advances
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
153232480
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abh2929