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Analysis of Phase-Separated Biomolecular Condensates in Cancer
1Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Abstract:
Phase-separated biomolecular condensates play important roles in virtually all cellular processes, and their dysregulation is associated with many pathological processes including cancer. Here we concisely review some basic methodologies and strategies to analyze the phase-separated biomolecular condensates in cancer, including physical characterization of phase separation for the protein of interest, functional demonstration of this property in cancer regulation, as well as mechanistic studies on how phase separation regulates the protein's function in cancer.

