Interesting article about Macromolecular condensation buffers intracellular water potential

 

This article emphasizes water's crucial role in cellular dynamics and adaptation. It highlights the interplay between structured and free water in cells, influenced by temperature and osmotic changes, impacting cellular activity and viability. Biomolecular condensation serves as a rapid defense mechanism against environmental fluctuations, buffering the cell's water potential without specific osmosensors. Protein condensation dynamics aid in maintaining cellular equilibrium under stress and aging, suggesting a collegial function among proteins to preserve intracellular water potential.

This article is very interesting since I work in a biochemistry lab and most of the time I am working with proteins. This gives some ideas in how to handle very sensitive proteins.