Abstract
Heat shock 70 kDa proteins (HSP70s) are ubiquitous molecular chaperones that function in a myriad of biological processes, modulating polypeptide folding, degradation and translocation across membranes, and protein-protein interactions. This multitude of roles is not easily reconciled with the universality of the activity of HSP70s in ATP-dependent client protein-binding and release cycles. Much of the functional diversity of the HSP70s is driven by a diverse class of cofactors: J proteins. Often, multiple J proteins function with a single HSP70. Some target HSP70 activity to clients at precise locations in cells and others bind client proteins directly, thereby delivering specific clients to HSP70 and directly determining their fate.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / chemistry
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / metabolism
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HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins / chemistry
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HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism*
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / chemistry
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism*
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Humans
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Models, Biological
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Models, Molecular
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Protein Binding
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Protein Folding
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Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism
Substances
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
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HSP40 Heat-Shock Proteins
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HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Adenosine Triphosphate