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Authors Devarajan, D. S.; Wang, J.; Szala-Mendyk, B.; Rekhi, S.; Nikoubashman, A.; Kim, Y. C.; Mittal, J.
Title Sequence-dependent material properties of biomolecular condensates and their relation to dilute phase conformations
Date 01.03.2024
Number 0
Abstract Material properties of phase-separated biomolecular condensates, enriched with disordered proteins, dictate many cellular functions. Contrary to the progress made in understanding the sequence-dependent phase separation of proteins, little is known about the sequence determinants of condensate material properties. Using the hydropathy scale and Martini models, we computationally decipher these relationships for charge-rich disordered protein condensates. Our computations yield dynamical, rheological, and interfacial properties of condensates that are quantitatively comparable with experimentally characterized condensates. Interestingly, we find that the material properties of model and natural proteins respond similarly to charge segregation, despite different sequence compositions. Molecular interactions within the condensates closely resemble those within the single-chain ensembles. Consequently, the material properties strongly correlate with molecular contact dynamics and single-chain structural properties. We demonstrate the potential to harness the sequence characteristics of disordered proteins for predicting and engineering the material properties of functional condensates, with insights from the dilute phase properties.
Publisher Nature Portfolio
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Citation Nature Communications 15 (2024) 1912
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46223-w
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