Projektnummer

0066856

Zusammenfassung

Research over the last decade has shown that the mesoscale organization of many cellular, membrane-less compartments can be described by phase separation phenomena. Most studies of the physical chemistry of cellular phase separation have focused on the interactions of protein molecules. However, it has recently become clear that phase separation inside cells is modulated by interactions between protein components and nucleic acid polymers, which together form the basis of life. The mesoscale interactions between nucleic acid polymers and proteins are not well understood, yet they driv...