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ArticleNature communications2021

DnaJC7 binds natively folded structural elements in tau to inhibit amyloid formation.

Zhiqiang Hou, Pawel M Wydorski, Valerie A Perez, Aydé Mendoza-Oliva, Bryan D Ryder, Hilda Mirbaha, Omar Kashmer, Lukasz A Joachimiak

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A J-domain protein enhances memory by promoting physiological amyloid formation inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. Mechanisms and regulation of the Hsp70 chaperone network.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  10. DnaJB1 chaperone inhibits tau aggregation by recognizing its N-terminus.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhiqiang HouCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8185-9025
Pawel M WydorskiCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-421X
Valerie A PerezCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-515X
Aydé Mendoza-OlivaCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Bryan D RyderCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-0875
Hilda MirbahaCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Omar KashmerCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Lukasz A JoachimiakCenter for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States. Lukasz.Joachimiak@UTSouthwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3061-5850
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USSouthwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular chaperones, including Hsp70/J-domain protein (JDP) families, play central roles in binding substrates to prevent their aggregation. How JDPs select different conformations of substrates remains poorly understood. Here, we report an interaction between the JDP DnaJC7 and tau that efficiently suppresses tau aggregation in vitro and in cells. DnaJC7 binds preferentially to natively folded wild-type tau, but disease-associated mutants in tau reduce chaperone binding affinity. We identify that DnaJC7 uses a single TPR domain to recognize a β-turn structural element in tau that contains the

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AmyloidAnimalsBinding SitesBrainCloning, MolecularDisease Models, AnimalGene ExpressionHeat-Shock ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular ChaperonesMutationProtein AggregatesProtein BindingAmyloidDnajc7 protein, mouseHeat-Shock ProteinsMapt protein, mouseMolecular ChaperonesProtein AggregatesRecombinant Proteinstau Proteins

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PMID34504072
PMCPMC8429438
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