Assembly-pathway regulation dictates pH-responsive actuation in the R-body protein machinery
Koki DATE, Kōsuke Kikuchi, Tatsuya Niwa, Hironari Kamikubo, Sota Masumura, Thuc Toan Pham, Keiichi Okisawa, Hideki Taguchi, Takafumi Ueno
This study identifies that assembly-pathway regulation, not just major components, dictates pH-responsive actuation in R-bodies by forming the ordered lamellar architecture required for function.
Biomacromolecules · Sep 18, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics