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  • Я. И. Мокин
  • Н. С. Ильинский
  • С. В. Нестеров
  • Е.Я. Смирнов
  • О. С. Сергеева
  • Анна Эдуардовна Романович
  • И. М. Кузнецова
  • Константин Туроверов
  • А В Фонин
  • В.Н. Уверский
Abstract: At the molecular level, aging is often accompanied by dysfunction of stress-induced membrane-less
organelles (MLOs) and changes in their material state. In this work, we analyzed the proteins included in the
proteome of stress granules (SGs) and P-bodies for their tendency to transform the material state of these MLOs.
Particular attention was paid to proteins whose gene expression changes during replicative aging. It was shown
that the proteome of the studied MLOs practically does not differ in the analyzed characteristics and consists
of completely or partially intrinsically disordered proteins, 30 - 40% of which are potentially capable of liquidliquid
phase separation (LLPS). At the same time, the proportion of proteins capable of spontaneous LLPS is
relatively small, which indicates the leading role of nucleic acids in the biogenesis of these membrane-less
organelles. Proteins whose gene expression changes during the transition of human cells to a senescent state
make up about 20% of the studied proteomes. There is a statistically significant increase in the number of
positively charged proteins in both datasets studied compared to the complete proteomes of these organelles.
An increase in the relative content of DNA-, but not RNA-binding proteins, was also found in the stressgranules
dataset with senescence-related processes. Among SG proteins potentially involved in senescent
processes, there is an increase in the abundance of potentially amyloidogenic proteins compared to the whole
proteome. The hnRPDL protein has the highest degree of disorder and highest propensity for LLPS among
such proteins, which allows us to consider it as “potentially dangerous.” Proteins common to SGs and P bodies,
potentially involved in processes associated with senescence, form clusters of interacting proteins. The largest
cluster is represented by RNA-binding proteins involved in RNA processing and translation regulation. These
data indicate that SG proteins, but not proteins of P-bodies, are more likely to transform the material state of
MLOs. Furthermore, these MLOs can participate in processes associated with aging in a coordinated manner.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages24
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume694
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StatePublished - 29 Jan 2024

    Research areas

  • Aging, DNA-Binding protein, Intrinsically disordered proteins, Intrinsically disordered regions, Liquid-liquid phase separation, Membrane-less organelles, Nucleic acids, P-bodies, Protein aggregation, RNA-Binding protein, Senescence, Stress granules

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