Getting Closer to Decrypting the Phase Transitions of Bacterial Biomolecules.
Biomolecules
; 12(7)2022 06 28.
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ABSTRACT
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of biomolecules has emerged as a new paradigm in cell biology, and the process is one proposed mechanism for the formation of membraneless organelles (MLOs). Bacterial cells have only recently drawn strong interest in terms of studies on both liquid-to-liquid and liquid-to-solid phase transitions. It seems that these processes drive the formation of prokaryotic cellular condensates that resemble eukaryotic MLOs. In this review, we present an overview of the key microbial biomolecules that undergo LLPS, as well as the formation and organization of biomacromolecular condensates within the intracellular space. We also discuss the current challenges in investigating bacterial biomacromolecular condensates. Additionally, we highlight a summary of recent knowledge about the participation of bacterial biomolecules in a phase transition and provide some new in silico analyses that can be helpful for further investigations.
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