synthetic membraneless organelle phase separation

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synthetic membraneless organelle phase separation

In a vile three watery solutions phase separate into three layers. In membraneless organelles, chemical reactions occur at the interfaces of such layers, processing a reactant step-by-step and moving the reaction product from one layer to the next. Credit: Georgia Tech / Rob Felt

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Research, Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Life Sciences and Biology
Keywords
membraneless organelle, nucleolus, cascading reactions, coacervate, metabolism, polyethylene glycol, dextran, phase separation, chemical thermodynamics, DNA transcription, colorimetric substrate, glucose oxidase, horseradish peroxidase
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  • Created By: Ben Brumfield
  • Workflow Status: Draft
  • Created On: Sep 20, 2018 - 1:06pm
  • Last Updated: Sep 20, 2018 - 1:25pm