Curcumin, a natural polyphenolic compound, is widely recognized for its anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and antimicrobial properties. Despite its long history of medicinal use, the precise mechanisms underlying its cellular effects remain incompletely understood. In yeast, curcumin has been shown to activate Hog1, a stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK), but the regulatory basis of this activation is unclear. Here, we investigated the role of stress granules in mediating the effects of curcumin