Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2023
Concentrating and sequestering biomolecules in condensates: impact on plant biology
Mountourakis, Fanourios; Hatzianestis, Ioannis H.; Stavridou, Stella; Bozhkov, Peter, V; Moschou, Panagiotis N.Abstract
Biomolecules can exist in a variety of forms, ranging from single entities to mesoscale assemblies akin to small organelles, also known as ‘biomolecular condensates’. The formation of biomolecular condensates is expedited by phase separation, in which molecules de-mix to form dilute and condensed phases. Phase separation results in concentrating or sequestering certain molecules, thus altering their abundance or other features in the phases and in this way inhibiting or promoting biochemical reactions. Here, we discuss recent research implicating biomolecular condensates in the regulation of biochemical reactions in plants.
Keywords
Enzyme regulation; phase separation; protein condensation; signalingPublished in
Journal of Experimental Botany2023, volume: 74, number: 5, pages: 1303-1308
Authors' information
Mountourakis, Fanourios
University of Crete
Hatzianestis, Ioannis H.
University of Crete
Stavridou, Stella
University of Crete
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Molecular Sciences
University of Crete
Moschou, Panagiotis N. (Moschou, Panagiotis Nikolaou)
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology
UKÄ Subject classification
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac497
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/120083