The CDKL5 kinase undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation driven by a serine-rich C-terminal region and impaired by neurodevelopmental disease-related truncations
Marco Dell’Oca, Stefania Boggio Bozzo, Serena Vaglietti, Antonia Gurgone, Vita Cardinale, Gregorio Ragazzini, Andrea Alessandrini, Luca Colnaghi, Mirella Ghirardi, Maurizio Giustetto, Ferdinando Fiumara
This study shows CDKL5 undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation driven by its C-terminal domain, and disease mutations impair this process, reducing phosphorylation of EB2.
bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology