Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) condensates modulate survival in response to Mars-like stress conditions.

ABSTRACT: Scientific advances have emboldened human efforts toward exploring the potential of extinct, extant, or future life on Mars. An important aspect of this endeavor is understanding how an organism adapts to stress-inducing environmental conditions on Mars, such as radiation, shock waves, extreme temperatures, and chaotropic stress due to higher levels of perchlorates. A conserved approach used by organisms across evolutionary scales to adapt and overcome stress conditions is the assembly of ribonucleoprotein (RNP) condensates. In this study, we employ a multidisciplinary approach to understand yeast survivability and adaptation under Mars-like stress conditions, specifically shock waves and perchlorate, by focusing on RNP condensates. Our study reveals that yeast survives 5.6 M intensity sho

SUBMITTER: Dhage R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526142 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature