RNA-Induced Conformational Switching and Clustering of G3BP Drive Stress Granule Assembly by Condensation

Jordina Guillén-Boixet, Andrii Kopach, Alex S. Holehouse, Sina Wittmann, Marcus Jahnel, Raimund Schlüßler, Kyoohyun Kim, Irmela R.E.A. Trussina, Jie Wang, Daniel Mateju, Ina Poser, Shovamayee Maharana, Martine Ruer-Gruß, Doris Richter, Xiaojie Zhang, Young Tae Chang, Jochen Guck, Alf Honigmann, Julia Mahamid, Anthony A. HymanRohit V. Pappu, Simon Alberti, Titus M. Franzmann

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Abstract

Reconstitution of stress granule assembly reveals an autoinhibitory conformation of G3BP that is alleviated by RNA binding, demonstrating how this central node of the stress granule network phase-separates in response to rising cellular RNA concentrations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)346-361.e17
JournalCell
Volume181
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 16 2020

Keywords

  • G3BP
  • Neurodegenerative disease
  • RNP granules
  • liquid-to-solid transition
  • phase separation
  • stress granules
  • stress response

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