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  • Title: Cofactor-induced modulation of the functional specificity of the molecular chaperone Hsc70.
    Author: Lüders J, Demand J, Schönfelder S, Frien M, Zimmermann R, Höhfeld J.
    Journal: Biol Chem; 1998 Oct; 379(10):1217-26. PubMed ID: 9820582.
    Abstract:
    Molecular chaperones differ in their ability to stabilize nonnative polypeptides and to mediate protein folding, defining 'holding' and 'folding' systems. Here we show that the mammalian cytosolic and nuclear chaperone Hsc70 can act as both, as a 'holding' and a 'folding' system, depending on the chaperone cofactors which associate with Hsc70. In conjunction with the cofactor Hsp40, Hsc70 stabilizes heat-denatured firefly luciferase. The stabilizing activity turns into a folding activity in the additional presence of the Hsc70-interacting protein Hip. In contrast, the cofactor BAG-1 abrogates the 'holding' function of the Hsc70/Hsp40 system and blocks the action of Hip on Hsc70. Our study sheds light on the molecular mechanisms that determine the functional specificity of Hsc70 in the mammalian cell.
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