Membraneless organelles, crucial for various intracellular processes, are active liquid-liquid phase-separated droplets often regulated by ATP-dependent reactions. This study presents a model for membraneless organelles using RNA-containing active coacervate droplets controlled by a fuel-driven reaction cycle. These droplets form in the presence of fuel, decay without it, transiently up-concentrate functional RNA, and fragment during decay, mirroring the behavior of biological membraneless organelles.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Oct 14, 2020
Authors
Carsten Donau, Fabian Späth, Marilyne Sosson, Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Fabian Schnitter, Marta Tena-Solsona, Hyun-Seo Kang, Elia Salibi, Michael Sattler, Hannes Mutschler, Job Boekhoven
Tags
membraneless organelles
liquid-liquid phase separation
RNA coacervate
fuel-driven reaction cycle
cellular processes
Related Publications
Explore these studies to deepen your understanding of the subject.