Ligand Effects

Changing the concentrations of ligands—non-scaffold molecules that bind to particular sites on scaffolds—can control the phase transitions of scaffolds. The valence of ligands, whether or not they bind to spacers or stickers directly, and the relative affinities of ligand-scaffold versus scaffold-scaffold interactions all affect how modulatory an effect they have. The concentration of scaffolds in condensates is generally diluted by all ligands. Multivalent ligands have the ability to stabilise or destabilise condensates by directly binding to spacers or stickers, as opposed to monovalent ligands, which destabilise condensates. Even when they have no impact on condensate stability, bipartite ligands that bind to spacers and stickers can change the way scaffold molecules are arranged within condensates.

Committee Members
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Stanislaw Dzwigaj

Sorbonne University, France
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Dai Yeun Jeong

Dai Yeun Jeong

Asia Climate Change Education Center, Korea, Republic of
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Sergey Suchkov

Sergey Suchkov

N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Enrico Paris

Enrico Paris

CREA-IT & DIAEE, Italy
CAT 2026 Speakers
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina

Rabeharitsara Andry Tahina

GPCI-ESPA Antananarivo University, Madagascar
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Jiri Dedecek

Jiri Dedecek

J Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry , Czech Republic
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Uday Som

Uday Som

Research and Development Engineer, Japan
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Vladimir G Chigrinov

Vladimir G Chigrinov

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Russian Federation
Speaker at Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology 2026 - Osman Adiguzel

Osman Adiguzel

Firat University, Turkey

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