Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Polarisome scaffolder Spa2-mediated macromolecular condensation of Aip5 for actin polymerization

  • Ying Xie,
  • Jialin Sun,
  • Xiao Han,
  • Alma Turšić-Wunder,
  • Joel D. W. Toh,
  • Wanjin Hong,
  • Yong-Gui Gao,
  • Yansong Miao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13125-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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The polarisome is a dynamic protein complex that nucleates F-actin for polarized yeast growth, but its regulation is unclear. Here, the authors report that the polarisome protein Aip5 undergoes Spa2-mediated phase separation in physiological and stress conditions, potentially for regulating actin assembly.