Curvature-mediated prewetting organize mitochondrial nucleoid
Xiangzi Hu, Li Shu, Guicong Zhang, Yongqian Jiang, Yuanfeng Yin, Yanyan Xu, Yong Wang, Yuxing Shang, Jiayi Cao, Ting Li, Sanhua Fang, Shuo Guo, Di Li, Dechen Jiang, Christoph A. Weber, , Yifan Ge
This study shows membrane curvature drives prewetting transitions that organize mitochondrial nucleoids through localized protein condensation.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics