Login / Signup

N 6 -methyladenosine-modified RNA acts as a molecular glue that drives liquid-liquid phase separation in plants.

Hong Gil LeeJiwoo KimPil Joon Seo
Published in: Plant signaling & behavior (2022)
Liquid-like condensates are organized by multivalent intrinsically disordered proteins and RNA molecules. We here demonstrate that N 6 -methyladenosine (m 6 A)-modified RNA is widespread in establishing diverse plant cell condensates. Several m 6 A-reader proteins contain putative prion-like domains, and the ect2/3/4 mutant exhibited reduced formation of key nuclear and cytoplasmic condensates in Arabidopsis .
Keyphrases
  • transcription factor
  • ionic liquid
  • bone marrow
  • cell wall
  • plant growth