Biophysics of biomolecular condensates

The formation of biomolecular condensates has emerged as a new biophysical principle for subcellular compart-mentalization within cells to facilitate the spatiotemporal regulation of a multitude of complex biomolecular reactions. In this Research Highlight, we summarize the findings that were published in Biophysical Journal during the past two years (2021 and 2022). These papers provided biophysical insights into the formation of biomolecular condensates via phase separation of proteins with or without nucleic acids.

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The formation of biomolecular condensates is a new biophysical principle for subcellular compartmentalization, enabling the regulation of complex biomolecular reactions. This Research Highlight summarizes papers published in Biophysical Journal from 2021 to 2022, which provide insights into the formation of biomolecular condensates through protein phase separation with or without nucleic acids.