Communications Biology (Jan 2023)

ATP and nucleic acids competitively modulate LLPS of the SARS-CoV2 nucleocapsid protein

  • Mei Dang,
  • Tongyang Li,
  • Jianxing Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04480-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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An NMR-centered approach demonstrates that the liquid-liquid phase separation behavior of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein is modulated by competitive interactions with ATP and nucleic acids.