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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2025

Single-molecule study of the dynamics of the molecular chaperone Hsp70 during the functional cycle.

Huimin Hu, Ming Yang, Sarah Perrett, Si Wu

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Huimin HuKey Laboratory of Biomacromolecules (CAS), National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Ming YangKey Laboratory of Biomacromolecules (CAS), National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Sarah PerrettKey Laboratory of Biomacromolecules (CAS), National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0137-0997
Si WuKey Laboratory of Biomacromolecules (CAS), National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7743-8236

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 70-kDa heat shock protein, Hsp70, is a key chaperone involved in cellular protein homeostasis. The structure of the Hsp70 protein family is highly conserved, including a nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) and a substrate-binding domain (SBD). ATP binding and hydrolysis in the NBD of Hsp70 regulates the binding and release of substrates in the SBD via interdomain allosteric communication. Growing evidence shows that the conformational dynamics of Hsp70 are crucial for its function, which are difficult to probe by traditional bulk-based methods. Single-molecule techniques are emerging as powerful tools to explore the dynamics of proteins that are obscured in bulk measurements. In this review, we summarize recent progress in the study of the molecular dynamics of Hsp70 and its interactions with cochaperones and substrates using single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy and single-molecule force spectroscopy. We discuss how the application of single-molecule techniques facilitates a deeper understanding of the mechanistic details of the chaperone functions of Hsp70.

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HSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesSingle Molecule ImagingAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein DomainsSpectrometry, FluorescenceAdenosine TriphosphateHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsMolecular Chaperonesconformational dynamicsheat shock proteinsmolecular chaperonesprotein foldingsingle-molecule force spectroscopysingle-molecule FRET

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PMID40605339
PMCPMC12203945

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