Enzyme filaments are defined as reversible, functional, linear self-assemblies of a single type of enzyme. Filamentation has recently emerged as a new mode of enzymatic regulation. In this Comment, we briefly introduce the diversity and functional consequences of enzyme filamentation.
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N.C.H. is supported by the National Science Foundation, grant numbers MCB-1410355 and MCB-1934291.
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Park, C.K., Horton, N.C. Novel insights into filament-forming enzymes. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 21, 1–2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-019-0188-1
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