Heat shock proteins: Biological functions, pathological roles, and therapeutic opportunities

C Hu, J Yang, Z Qi, H Wu, B Wang, F Zou, H Mei… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The heat shock proteins (HSPs) are ubiquitous and conserved protein families in both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, and they maintain cellular proteostasis and protect …

Function, therapeutic potential, and inhibition of Hsp70 chaperones

AJ Ambrose, E Chapman - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hsp70s are among the most highly conserved proteins in all of biology. Through an iterative
binding and release of exposed hydrophobic residues on client proteins, Hsp70s can …

Targeting the Hsp40/Hsp70 chaperone axis as a novel strategy to treat castration-resistant prostate cancer

MA Moses, YS Kim, GM Rivera-Marquez, N Oshima… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is characterized by reactivation of androgen
receptor (AR) signaling, in part by elevated expression of AR splice variants (ARv) including …

Exploration of benzothiazole rhodacyanines as allosteric inhibitors of protein–protein interactions with heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70)

H Shao, X Li, MA Moses, LA Gilbert… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cancer cells rely on the chaperone heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) for survival and
proliferation. Recently, benzothiazole rhodacyanines have been shown to bind an allosteric …

Progression of the role of CRYAB in signaling pathways and cancers

JF Zhang, J Liu, JL Wu, WF Li, ZW Chen… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
CRYAB is a member of the small heat shock protein family, first discovered in the lens of the
eye, and involved in various diseases, such as eye and heart diseases and even cancers …

Inhibitors and chemical probes for molecular chaperone networks

JE Gestwicki, H Shao - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
The molecular chaperones are central mediators of protein homeostasis. In that role, they
engage in widespread protein–protein interactions (PPIs) with each other and with their" …

HSP70s in breast cancer: promoters of tumorigenesis and potential targets/tools for therapy

AE Kabakov, VL Gabai - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The high frequency of breast cancer worldwide and the high mortality among women with
this malignancy are a serious challenge for modern medicine. A deeper understanding of …

Hsp70 and Hsp40 inhibit an inter-domain interaction necessary for transcriptional activity in the androgen receptor

B Eftekharzadeh, VC Banduseela, G Chiesa… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Molecular chaperones such as Hsp40 and Hsp70 hold the androgen receptor (AR) in an
inactive conformation. They are released in the presence of androgens, enabling …

Hsp70 chaperone blocks α-synuclein oligomer formation via a novel engagement mechanism

J Tao, A Berthet, YR Citron, PL Tsiolaki… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Overexpression and aggregation of α-synuclein (ASyn) are linked to the onset and
pathology of Parkinson's disease and related synucleinopathies. Elevated levels of the …

[HTML][HTML] Multivalent protein–protein interactions are pivotal regulators of eukaryotic Hsp70 complexes

OT Johnson, JE Gestwicki - Cell Stress and Chaperones, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) is a molecular chaperone and central regulator of
protein homeostasis (proteostasis). Paramount to this role is Hsp70's binding to client …