Hsp90, a team player in protein quality control and the stress response in bacteria

AC Wickramaratne, S Wickner… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) participates in proteostasis by facilitating protein
folding, activation, disaggregation, prevention of aggregation, degradation, and protection …

Molecular Chaperonin HSP60: Current Understanding and Future Prospects

MK Singh, Y Shin, S Han, J Ha, PK Tiwari… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Molecular chaperones are highly conserved across evolution and play a crucial role in
preserving protein homeostasis. The 60 kDa heat shock protein (HSP60), also referred to as …

STYXL1 regulates CCT complex assembly and flagellar tubulin folding in sperm formation

Y Chen, M Luo, H Tu, Y Qi, Y Guo, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Tubulin-based microtubule is a core component of flagella axoneme and essential for sperm
motility and male fertility. Structural components of the axoneme have been well explored …

Visualizing the chaperone-mediated folding trajectory of the G protein β5 β-propeller

S Wang, MI Sass, Y Kwon, WG Ludlam, TM Smith… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary The Chaperonin Containing Tailless polypeptide 1 (CCT) complex is an essential
protein folding machine with a diverse clientele of substrates, including many proteins with β …

Nitric oxide-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress of Schistosoma japonicum inhibits the worm development in rats

M Peng, S Zhao, Y Hu, L Zhang, T Zhou, M Wu… - Free Radical Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma spp., is a zoonotic parasitic disease affecting
human health. Rattus norvegicus (rats) are a non-permissive host of Schistosoma, in which …

Regulation of Epithelial and Endothelial Barriers by Molecular Chaperones

S Lechuga, A Marino-Melendez, NG Naydenov, A Zafar… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
The integrity and permeability of epithelial and endothelial barriers depend on the formation
of tight junctions, adherens junctions, and a junction-associated cytoskeleton. The …

Cellular Factors That Shape the Activity or Function of Nitric Oxide-Stimulated Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase

I Sharina, E Martin - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
NO-stimulated guanylyl cyclase (SGC) is a hemoprotein that plays key roles in various
physiological functions. SGC is a typical enzyme-linked receptor that combines the functions …

Reduced ADP off-rate by the yeast CCT2 double mutation T394P/R510H which causes Leber congenital amaurosis in humans

M Roy, RC Fleisher, AI Alexandrov… - Communications biology, 2023 - nature.com
The CCT/TRiC chaperonin is found in the cytosol of all eukaryotic cells and assists protein
folding in an ATP-dependent manner. The heterozygous double mutation T400P and …

Prefoldin Subunits and Its Associate Partners: Conservations and Specificities in Plants

Y Yang, G Zhang, M Su, Q Shi, Q Chen - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Prefoldins (PFDs) are ubiquitous co-chaperone proteins that originated in archaea during
evolution and are present in all eukaryotes, including yeast, mammals, and plants. Typically …

Building Microtubule Networks: Keeping α-and β-Tubulin in Balance

LC Wethekam - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The microtubule cytoskeleton undergoes major reorganizations during mitosis, process
extension, and ciliogenesis. To achieve these rearrangements, cells must rapidly increase …