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Molecular chaperones and their denaturing effect on client proteins

Hiller, Sebastian. (2021) Molecular chaperones and their denaturing effect on client proteins. Journal of Biomolecular NMR, 75 (1). pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

Advanced NMR methods combined with biophysical techniques have recently provided unprecedented insight into structure and dynamics of molecular chaperones and their interaction with client proteins. These studies showed that several molecular chaperones are able to dissolve aggregation-prone polypeptides in aqueous solution. Furthermore, chaperone-bound clients often feature fluid-like backbone dynamics and chaperones have a denaturing effect on clients. Interestingly, these effects that chaperones have on client proteins resemble the effects of known chaotropic substances. Following this analogy, chaotropicity could be a fruitful concept to describe, quantify and rationalize molecular chaperone function. In addition, the observations raise the possibility that at least some molecular chaperones might share functional similarities with chaotropes. We discuss these concepts and outline future research in this direction.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Structural Biology & Biophysics > Structural Biology (Hiller)
UniBasel Contributors:Hiller, Sebastian
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0925-2738
e-ISSN:1573-5001
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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Deposited On:03 Mar 2022 15:30

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