Phase separation in plant miRNA processing

Nuclear dicing bodies were discovered in plants as subcellular droplets of a component of the Dicing complex, which is involved in microRNA production. Now they are revealed to be liquid-liquid phase-separated condensates with intrinsically disordered regions of the Dicing component SERRATE driving both phase separation and miRNA processing.

Automated summary

Nuclear dicing bodies in plants are now understood as liquid-liquid phase-separated condensates driven by intrinsically disordered regions of the Dicing component SERRATE, which play a role in both phase separation and miRNA processing.