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Paraspeckle condensates are membraneless nuclear organelles linked to stress responses and disease states. We demonstrate that paraspeckle assembly is tightly controlled by antagonism between TDP-43 and other paraspeckle proteins, through non-random distribution of TDP-43 binding sites on the scaffolding RNA NEAT1. Structural changes in NEAT1 or altered protein stoichiometry affect condensate formation, with implications for neurodegeneration.
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