Shining a Light on Phase Separation in the Cell

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• 作者：Giulia Paci¹ ; Edward A. Lemke¹ ; ^{lemke@embl.de}
• 刊名：Cell
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：12 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：168
• 期：1-2
• 页码：11-13
• 全文大小：257 K
• 卷排序：168

文摘

Phase separation of proteins is recognized as an important aspect of cellular organization and disease mechanisms. Shin et al. introduce a novel optogenetic tool, which enables different phase-space regimes inside living cells to be assessed and the transition paths between them to be studied with unprecedented spatiotemporal control.