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ReviewMedicinal research reviews2021

The role and therapeutic potential of Hsp90, Hsp70, and smaller heat shock proteins in peripheral and central neuropathies.

Subhabrata Chaudhury, Bradley M Keegan, Brian S J Blagg

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Review in Medicinal research reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Subhabrata ChaudhuryDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Bradley M KeeganDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0457-4493
Brian S J BlaggDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Warren Family Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6200-3480
University of Notre Dame · US

Funding

Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Training Program at Notre DameT32GM075762 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI CHANG, MAYLAND F, MOBASHERY, SHAHRIAR · 2007 to 2021
$3.7M
Chaperone therapeutics for the treatment of DPNR01NS075311 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI BLAGG, BRIAN S J, DOBROWSKY, RICK T · 2012 to 2020
$2.8M
New paradigms for Hsp90 inhibitionR01CA213566 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI BLAGG, BRIAN S J · 2017 to 2020
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA213566NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM075762NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS075311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are molecular chaperones that also play important roles in the activation of the heat shock response (HSR). The HSR is an evolutionary conserved and protective mechanism that is used to counter abnormal physiological conditions, stressors, and disease states, such as those exemplified in cancer and/or neurodegeneration. In normal cells, heat shock factor-1 (HSF-1), the transcription factor that regulates the HSR, remains in a dormant multiprotein complex that is formed upon association with chaperones (Hsp90, Hsp70, etc.), co-chaperones, and client proteins. However, under cellular stress, HSF-1 dissociates from Hsp90 and induces the transcriptional upregulation of Hsp70 to afford protection against the encountered cellular stress. As a consequence of both peripheral and central neuropathies, cellular stress occurs and results in the accumulation of unfolded and/or misfolded proteins, which can be counterbalanced by activation of the HSR. Since Hsp90 is the primary regulator of the HSR, modulation of Hsp90 by small molecules represents an attractive therapeutic approach against both peripheral and central neuropathies.

Indexed as

Heat-Shock Proteins, SmallHeat-Shock ProteinsHeat-Shock ResponseHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansHeat-Shock ProteinsHeat-Shock Proteins, SmallHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock Proteinschaperonesdiabetic peripheral neuropathyheat shock responseHSF-1Hsp90neurodegenerationneuropathy

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PMID32844464
PMCPMC8485878
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