Simple Physical Mechanism for Assembly and Disassembly of Structures inside Cells (IMAGE)

Penn State

Simple Physical Mechanism for Assembly and Disassembly of Structures inside Cells

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This image shows synthetic "liquid organelles." Fluorescently labeled, positively-charged peptides (red) are attracted to negatively-charged RNAs (invisible in this image) forming droplets that simulate cellular structures called liquid organelles.

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Penn State University

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