Linhu Xiao1,2, Kun Xia1,2

  • 1MOE Key Lab of Rare Pediatric Diseases, School of Basic Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Biology
|July 29, 2025
PubMed
概括

内在无序区域 (IDRs) 驱动液态-液态相分离 (LLPS),这对细胞功能至关重要. 扰乱的LLPS与自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 等疾病有关,突出显示IDRs是关键的致病因素.

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