The Hsp70 chaperone network

R Rosenzweig, NB Nillegoda, MP Mayer… - … reviews molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
The 70-kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) are ubiquitous molecular chaperones that act in a
large variety of cellular protein folding and remodelling processes. They function virtually at …

The Hsp70/Hsp90 chaperone machinery in neurodegenerative diseases

RE Lackie, A Maciejewski, VG Ostapchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the human brain is one of the critical features of
many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Assembles of beta …

Recent advances in the structural and mechanistic aspects of Hsp70 molecular chaperones

MP Mayer, LM Gierasch - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Hsp70 chaperones are central hubs of the protein quality control network and collaborate
with co-chaperones having a J-domain (an∼ 70-residue–long helical hairpin with a flexible …

Targeting protein aggregation for the treatment of degenerative diseases

YS Eisele, C Monteiro, C Fearns… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2015 - nature.com
The aggregation of specific proteins is hypothesized to underlie several degenerative
diseases, which are collectively known as amyloid disorders. However, the mechanistic …

Molecular mechanism of J-domain-triggered ATP hydrolysis by Hsp70 chaperones

R Kityk, J Kopp, MP Mayer - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Efficient targeting of Hsp70 chaperones to substrate proteins depends on J-domain
cochaperones, which in synergism with substrates trigger ATP hydrolysis in Hsp70s and …

The HSP70 family and cancer

ME Murphy - Carcinogenesis, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The HSP70 family of heat shock proteins consists of molecular chaperones of approximately
70kDa in size that serve critical roles in protein homeostasis. These adenosine …

Hsp70 chaperone dynamics and molecular mechanism

MP Mayer - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2013 - cell.com
The chaperone functions of heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 involve an allosteric control
mechanism between the nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) and polypeptide substrate …

Glucocorticoid receptor function regulated by coordinated action of the Hsp90 and Hsp70 chaperone cycles

E Kirschke, D Goswami, D Southworth, PR Griffin… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR), like many signaling proteins, depends on the Hsp90
molecular chaperone for in vivo function. Although Hsp90 is required for ligand binding in …

Folding or holding?—Hsp70 and Hsp90 chaperoning of misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative disease

BS Rutledge, WY Choy, ML Duennwald - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
The toxic accumulation of misfolded proteins as inclusions, fibrils, or aggregates is a
hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. However, how molecular chaperones, such …

Hsp70 chaperones: cellular functions and molecular mechanism

MP Mayer, B Bukau - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2005 - Springer
Hsp70 proteins are central components of the cellular network of molecular chaperones and
folding catalysts. They assist a large variety of protein folding processes in the cell by …