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ArticleMolecular cell2024

Mechanism of chaperone coordination during cotranslational protein folding in bacteria.

Alžběta Roeselová, Sarah L Maslen, Santosh Shivakumaraswamy, Grant A Pellowe, Steven Howell, Dhira Joshi, Joanna Redmond, Svend Kjær, J Mark Skehel, David Balchin

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Article in Molecular cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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  17. Trigger factor accelerates nascent chain compaction and folding.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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10 authors.

Alžběta RoeselováProtein Biogenesis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Sarah L MaslenProteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Santosh ShivakumaraswamyProtein Biogenesis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Grant A PelloweProtein Biogenesis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Steven HowellProteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Dhira JoshiChemical Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Joanna RedmondChemical Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Svend KjærStructural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
J Mark SkehelProteomics Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
David BalchinProtein Biogenesis Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK. Electronic address: david.balchin@crick.ac.uk.

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Cancer Research UK CC2025, CC1063, CC1065, AND CC1068Medical Research Council CC2025, CC1063, CC1065, AND CC1068Wellcome Trust CC2025, CC1063, CC1065, AND CC1068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein folding is assisted by molecular chaperones that bind nascent polypeptides during mRNA translation. Several structurally distinct classes of chaperones promote de novo folding, suggesting that their activities are coordinated at the ribosome. We used biochemical reconstitution and structural proteomics to explore the molecular basis for cotranslational chaperone action in bacteria. We found that chaperone binding is disfavored close to the ribosome, allowing folding to precede chaperone recruitment. Trigger factor recognizes compact folding intermediates that expose an extensive unfolded surface, and dictates DnaJ access to nascent chains. DnaJ uses a large surface to bind structurally diverse intermediates and recruits DnaK to sequence-diverse solvent-accessible sites. Neither Trigger factor, DnaJ, nor DnaK destabilize cotranslational folding intermediates. Instead, the chaperones collaborate to protect incipient structure in the nascent polypeptide well beyond the ribosome exit tunnel. Our findings show how the chaperone network selects and modulates cotranslational folding intermediates.

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Escherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisProtein FoldingRibosomesModels, MolecularMolecular ChaperonesPeptidylprolyl IsomeraseProtein BindingProtein ConformationDnaJ protein, E colidnaK protein, E coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesPeptidylprolyl Isomerasetrigger factor, E colicotranslational foldingDnaJDnaKHsp40Hsp70molecular chaperonesprotein foldingribosomesTrigger factor

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