Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform

A central concept for characterising phase-separating systems is the phase diagram but generation of such diagrams for biomolecular systems is typically slow and low-throughput. Here the authors describe PhaseScan, a combinatorial droplet microfluidic platform for high-resolution acquisition of mult...

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Main Authors: William E. Arter, Runzhang Qi, Nadia A. Erkamp, Georg Krainer, Kieran Didi, Timothy J. Welsh, Julia Acker, Jonathan Nixon-Abell, Seema Qamar, Jordina Guillén-Boixet, Titus M. Franzmann, David Kuster, Anthony A. Hyman, Alexander Borodavka, Peter St George-Hyslop, Simon Alberti, Tuomas P. J. Knowles
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35265-7
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author William E. Arter
Runzhang Qi
Nadia A. Erkamp
Georg Krainer
Kieran Didi
Timothy J. Welsh
Julia Acker
Jonathan Nixon-Abell
Seema Qamar
Jordina Guillén-Boixet
Titus M. Franzmann
David Kuster
Anthony A. Hyman
Alexander Borodavka
Peter St George-Hyslop
Simon Alberti
Tuomas P. J. Knowles
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Runzhang Qi
Nadia A. Erkamp
Georg Krainer
Kieran Didi
Timothy J. Welsh
Julia Acker
Jonathan Nixon-Abell
Seema Qamar
Jordina Guillén-Boixet
Titus M. Franzmann
David Kuster
Anthony A. Hyman
Alexander Borodavka
Peter St George-Hyslop
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description A central concept for characterising phase-separating systems is the phase diagram but generation of such diagrams for biomolecular systems is typically slow and low-throughput. Here the authors describe PhaseScan, a combinatorial droplet microfluidic platform for high-resolution acquisition of multidimensional biomolecular phase diagrams.
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spelling doaj.art-21a365c2a2af4ba08de716204af10bed2022-12-25T12:22:50ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-12-0113111010.1038/s41467-022-35265-7Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platformWilliam E. Arter0Runzhang Qi1Nadia A. Erkamp2Georg Krainer3Kieran Didi4Timothy J. Welsh5Julia Acker6Jonathan Nixon-Abell7Seema Qamar8Jordina Guillén-Boixet9Titus M. Franzmann10David Kuster11Anthony A. Hyman12Alexander Borodavka13Peter St George-Hyslop14Simon Alberti15Tuomas P. J. Knowles16Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeCambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of CambridgeCambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of CambridgeBiotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität DresdenBiotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität DresdenMax Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and GeneticsMax Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and GeneticsDepartment of Biochemistry, University of CambridgeCambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of CambridgeBiotechnology Center (BIOTEC), Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Technische Universität DresdenYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases, University of CambridgeA central concept for characterising phase-separating systems is the phase diagram but generation of such diagrams for biomolecular systems is typically slow and low-throughput. Here the authors describe PhaseScan, a combinatorial droplet microfluidic platform for high-resolution acquisition of multidimensional biomolecular phase diagrams.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35265-7
spellingShingle William E. Arter
Runzhang Qi
Nadia A. Erkamp
Georg Krainer
Kieran Didi
Timothy J. Welsh
Julia Acker
Jonathan Nixon-Abell
Seema Qamar
Jordina Guillén-Boixet
Titus M. Franzmann
David Kuster
Anthony A. Hyman
Alexander Borodavka
Peter St George-Hyslop
Simon Alberti
Tuomas P. J. Knowles
Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
Nature Communications
title Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
title_full Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
title_fullStr Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
title_full_unstemmed Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
title_short Biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
title_sort biomolecular condensate phase diagrams with a combinatorial microdroplet platform
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35265-7
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