A Prion-based Thermosensor in Plants.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Some prion-like domains and low-complexity regions provide the multivalency required to facilitate protein phase separation to regulate protein function. Jung et al. (2020) demonstrate how natural selection of the ELF3 prion-like domain gives rise to an intuitive biological switch that directly responds to temperature.

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Duke Authors

Strader, Lucia Carol

Cited Authors

Wilkinson, EG; Strader, LC

Published Date

October 2020

Published In

Molecular Cell

Volume / Issue

80 / 2

Start / End Page

181 - 182

PubMed ID

33065019

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1097-4164

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1097-2765

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.molcel.2020.09.026

Language

eng