Zhi Qi

The paper identifies the Marangoni effect as a mechanism for intracellular transport of biomolecular condensates using C. elegans zygotes and in vitro experiments.

The paper uses SMART-epi to study how m6A modification affects RNP granule assembly and RNA interactions, revealing functional divergence among YTHDF proteins.

The paper develops an in vitro single-molecule assay to measure RNP granule assembly and disassembly kinetics, revealing pathway-dependent behavior and non-equilibrium dynamics.

The paper investigates the formation of hollow biomolecular condensates driven by gelation-induced spinodal decomposition using a phase-field model.

This study investigates FUS-ERG fusion oncoprotein-DNA co-condensates, revealing nested asymmetric phase separation and their potential for DNA-based information manipulation.

The paper uses biomolecular condensates to experimentally validate mass-conserving reaction-diffusion models for phase separation.

The paper shows that CTCF's DNA binding domain forms dynamic clusters that interact with insulator proteins and avoid transcriptional activators, revealing a mechanism for its insulation function.