The underlying mechanism for how heterotypic protein–RNA interactions modulate the liquid to amyloid transition of hnRNPA1A, a protein involved in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, has so far remained elusive. Now characterization of hnRNPA1A condensate formation and aggregation in vitro reveals that the RNA/protein stoichiometry affects the molecular pathways leading to amyloid formation.
- Chiara Morelli
- Lenka Faltova
- Paolo Arosio