Adaptive energetic tuning of nucleolar phase separation regulates rRNA transport
Evdokiia Potolitsyna, Elmira Khabusheva, Yiling Fang, Erik W Bergstrom, Hazel Mangan, S. Thomas Hennigan, Zion Ibarra, Christina M. Dollinger, Nayara Sousa de Alcântara-Contessoto, Margaret A. Goodell, Lucia C. Strader, Brian McStay, Joshua A. Riback
This study shows that nucleolar phase separation adapts to cellular energy levels, affecting rRNA transport and ribosome biogenesis.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics