Descriptor English: | Biomolecular Condensates | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Condensados Biomoleculares
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Condensados Biomoleculares | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Condensats biomoléculaires | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Biomolecular Condensate Condensate, Biomolecular Condensates, Biomolecular Membraneless Organelle Membraneless Organelles Organelle, Membraneless Organelles, Membraneless |
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Tree number(s): |
A11.284.037 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091582 | ||||||
Scope note: | Membraneless intracellular compartments formed through liquid-liquid phase separation from the surrounding CYTOPLASM or nucleoplasm or by the concentration of proteins and nucleic acids into droplets as they aggregate on static cellular structures such as CELL MEMBRANES. Examples include CELL NUCLEOLI; STRESS GRANULES; PARASPECKLES; HISTONE LOCUS BODIES; and POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITIES. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification DE drug effects EN enzymology GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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Previous Indexing: |
Organelles (2015-2021) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2022 |
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History Note: | 2022 |
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DeCS ID: | 59891 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D000091582 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 2022/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 2021/07/09 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2021/07/07 |
Biomolecular Condensates
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Concept UI |
M000749185 |
Scope note | Membraneless intracellular compartments formed through liquid-liquid phase separation from the surrounding CYTOPLASM or nucleoplasm or by the concentration of proteins and nucleic acids into droplets as they aggregate on static cellular structures such as CELL MEMBRANES. Examples include CELL NUCLEOLI; STRESS GRANULES; PARASPECKLES; HISTONE LOCUS BODIES; and POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITIES. |
Preferred term | Biomolecular Condensates |
Entry term(s) |
Biomolecular Condensate Condensate, Biomolecular Condensates, Biomolecular Membraneless Organelle Membraneless Organelles Organelle, Membraneless Organelles, Membraneless |
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