| Literature DB >> 32805219 |
Yi Zhang1, Geeta J Narlikar2, Tatiana G Kutateladze3.
Abstract
Biological enzymes significantly speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. The complex environment within cells has long been appreciated as a major regulator of enzymatic activities. Recent advances in the rapidly evolving field of biological condensates, which are spontaneously formed by macromolecules through phase separation, suggest new possibilities for how enzymatic reactions may be modulated within cells. Here, we review the latest studies of enzymatic reactions in biological condensates focusing on basic concepts in enzymology and discussing some context-dependent roles of phase separation in regulating biochemical reactions.Entities:
Keywords: condensates; enzyme; phase separation; reaction
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32805219 PMCID: PMC9089403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.08.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Biol ISSN: 0022-2836 Impact factor: 6.151