A rich get richer effect governs intracellular condensate size distributions
D. S. W. Lee, C.-H. Choi, D. W. Sanders, L. Beckers, J. A. Riback, C. P. brangwynne, N. S. Wingreen
The paper investigates condensate size distributions in cells and finds that exponential and power-law distributions arise from different physical mechanisms, with the latter linked to a 'rich get richer' effect.
bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2022 · PreprintBiophysics