Cells assemble structures that have lots of molecules. How can such complicated structures be reliably assembled? We propose that cells could be organizing an assembly line process for the construction. We show how this could be organized inside droplets. In this video we explain our recent work published in PRL. Check out the paper for more info: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract…

Prepared by Mariona Esquerda Ciutat from the Hyman and Jülicher labs in Dresden.

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Phase Diagrams are graphic representations that help understand many physical systems such as magnets and pure substances like water. These diagrams also help us understand how dense droplets of biomolecules, called Biomolecular Condensates, form inside cells. Phase Diagrams predict under which conditions these condensates can form and also what will be their molecular concentration. Watch this quick intro to learn more! References: -Video C. Elegans: Fritsch, Diaz-Delgadillo, Adame-Arana et al., PNAS (2021) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas… -Multicomponent Phase Diagram: Bauerman, Laha, McCall, and Weber JACS (2022) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/…

Prepared by Mariona Esquerda Ciutat from the Hyman and Jülicher labs in Dresden.

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