Intracellular phase separation and its role in nickel sensing.

Trends Cell Biol

Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address:

Published: September 2023

Nickel homeostasis in many bacteria is controlled by the nickel-sensor NikR. A recent study by Cao et al. found that Escherichia coli NikR undergoes phase separation and that this event enhances its function as a nickel-dependent transcriptional repressor. The results suggest that phase separation is functional for bacterial metal homeostasis.

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