Stoichiometry Controls the Dynamics of Liquid Condensates of Associative Proteins. Author Pierre Ronceray, Yaojun Zhang, Xichong Liu, Ned Wingreen Publication Year 2022 Type Journal Article Abstract Multivalent associative proteins with strong complementary interactions play a crucial role in phase separation of intracellular liquid condensates. We study the internal dynamics of such "bond-network" condensates comprising two complementary proteins via scaling analysis and molecular dynamics. We find that when stoichiometry is balanced, relaxation slows down dramatically due to a scarcity of alternative binding partners following bond breakage. This microscopic slow-down strongly affects the bulk diffusivity, viscosity, and mixing, which provides a means to experimentally test this prediction. Keywords Proteins, Biophysical Phenomena, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Models, Chemical, Viscosity Journal Phys Rev Lett Volume 128 Issue 3 Pages 038102 Date Published 2022 Jan 21 ISSN Number 1079-7114 DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.038102 Alternate Journal Phys Rev Lett PMID 35119898 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML