Spiraling in control: structures and mechanisms of the Hsp104 disaggregase

J Shorter, DR Southworth - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2019 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Hsp104 is a hexameric AAA+ ATPase and protein disaggregase found in yeast, which
couples ATP hydrolysis to the dissolution of diverse polypeptides trapped in toxic …

AAA+ proteins: one motor, multiple ways to work

JB Lin, J Shorter, AL Lucius - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Numerous ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA+) proteins form
hexameric, ring-shaped complexes that function via ATPase-coupled translocation of …

Engineering enhanced protein disaggregases for neurodegenerative disease

ME Jackrel, J Shorter - Prion, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Protein misfolding and aggregation underpin several fatal neurodegenerative diseases,
including Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal …

The ABCF gene family facilitates disaggregation during animal development

S Skuodas, A Clemons, M Hayes, A Goll… - Molecular biology of …, 2020 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Protein aggregation, once believed to be a harbinger and/or consequence of stress, age,
and pathological conditions, is emerging as a novel concept in cellular regulation. Normal …

Serine integrase chimeras with activity in E. coli and HeLa cells

AP Farruggio, MP Calos - Biology Open, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
In recent years, application of serine integrases for genomic engineering has increased in
popularity. The factor-independence and unidirectionality of these large serine …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of cellular Hsp70: Proteostasis and aggregate management

JM Kaimal - 2017 - diva-portal.org
Proteins have to be folded to their native structures to be functionally expressed. Misfolded
proteins are proteotoxic and negatively impact on cellular fitness. To maintain the proteome …

Modulation of α-Synuclein Aggregation and Toxicity

MS Oliveira - 2013 - search.proquest.com
It is widely known that α-synuclein (aSyn) is an amyloidogenic protein prone to aggregation.
This protein is found in specific inclusions named Lewy bodies in the surviving neurons of …