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ReviewBiophysical chemistry2022

Protein folding in vitro and in the cell: From a solitary journey to a team effort.

Miranda F Mecha, Rachel B Hutchinson, Jung Ho Lee, Silvia Cavagnero

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Review in Biophysical chemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Structural Features of a Tiny Viral Protein, ORF7b of SARS-CoV-2.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. Ligand-driven modulation of chaperone-cochaperone networks shapes proteostasis outcomes.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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  5. Recent insights into HSP70: proteostasis and beyond.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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  9. Dynamic binding of the bacterial chaperone Trigger factor to translating ribosomes inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Miranda F MechaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States of America.
Rachel B HutchinsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States of America.
Jung Ho LeeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States of America.
Silvia CavagneroDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States of America. Electronic address: cavagnero@chem.wisc.edu.

Funding

Training & Education to Advance Minorities in Science (TEAM-Science)R25GM083252 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BIRD, IAN M. · 2008 to 2021
$8.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM083252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Correct protein folding is essential for the health and function of living organisms. Yet, it is not well understood how unfolded proteins reach their native state and avoid aggregation, especially within the cellular milieu. Some proteins, especially small, single-domain and apparent two-state folders, successfully attain their native state upon dilution from denaturant. Yet, many more proteins undergo misfolding and aggregation during this process, in a concentration-dependent fashion. Once formed, native and aggregated states are often kinetically trapped relative to each other. Hence, the early stages of protein life are absolutely critical for proper kinetic channeling to the folded state and for long-term solubility and function. This review summarizes current knowledge on protein folding/aggregation mechanisms in buffered solution and within the bacterial cell, highlighting early stages. Remarkably, teamwork between nascent chain, ribosome, trigger factor and Hsp70 molecular chaperones enables all proteins to overcome aggregation propensities and reach a long-lived bioactive state.

Indexed as

Protein FoldingRibosomesKineticsMolecular ChaperonesMolecular ChaperonesAggregationChaperonesCotranslational foldingEnergy landscapesKinetic trappingRibosome

Identifiers

PMID35667131
PMCPMC9636488

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