Acta Laser Biology Sinica, Volume. 33, Issue 2, 97(2024)

Liquid-liquid Phase Separation: Intracellular Regulatory Mechanisms and Disease Development

WANG Li1,2, WANG Yongjun1, WAN Bing1, ZHANG Yunlei1, GUO Zhongliang2, and ZHANG Xiuwei1、*
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    WANG Li, WANG Yongjun, WAN Bing, ZHANG Yunlei, GUO Zhongliang, ZHANG Xiuwei. Liquid-liquid Phase Separation: Intracellular Regulatory Mechanisms and Disease Development[J]. Acta Laser Biology Sinica, 2024, 33(2): 97

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    Received: Oct. 17, 2023

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    The Author Email: Xiuwei ZHANG (zhangxiuweiywy@126.com。)

    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7146.2024.02.001

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