Jill E. Millstone

Isolating Ligand Steric Effects on Metal Ion Reduction and Gold Nanoparticle Formation Pathways Using Au(I)–Phosphine Complexes

Abstract Steric effects are widely used to control molecular reactivity, yet their role in nanoparticle (NP) synthesis remains difficult to isolate and leverage because changes in ligand structure often alter both precursor electronic structure and resulting reduction thermodynam...

Bacterial ribonucleoprotein bodies maintain an acidic pH environment as a mechanism of enzyme regulation

Abstract Phase separated biomolecular condensates create subcellular niches, yet their role in client regulation remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that Bacterial Ribonucleoprotein bodies (BR-bodies) are acidic. Using ratiometric fluorescent probes in vivo , we find BR-bodies...