The Schizosaccharomyces pombe Hsp104 disaggregase is unable to propagate the [PSI] prion.

The molecular chaperone Hsp104 is a crucial factor in the acquisition of thermotolerance in yeast. Under stress conditions, the disaggregase activity of Hsp104 facilitates the reactivation of misfolded proteins. Hsp104 is also involved in the propagation of fungal prions. For instance, the well-char...

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Main Authors: Patrick Sénéchal, Geneviève Arseneault, Alexandre Leroux, Susan Lindquist, Luis A Rokeach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2736384?pdf=render