Protein structural transitions critically transform the network connectivity and viscoelasticity of RNA-binding protein condensates but RNA can prevent it
A. R. Tejedor, I. Sanchez-Burgos, M. Estevez-Espinosa, A. Garaizar, R. Collepardo-Guevara, J. Ramirez, J. R. Espinosa
The paper shows that inter-protein β-sheets increase RNA-binding protein condensate viscosity and alter network connectivity, leading to gelation, but RNA can slow this process.
bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2022Biophysics