Structure of a AAA+ unfoldase in the process of unfolding substrate

AAA+ unfoldases are thought to unfold substrate through the central pore of their hexameric structures, but how this process occurs is not known. VAT, the Thermoplasma acidophilum homologue of eukaryotic CDC48/p97, works in conjunction with the proteasome to degrade misfolded or damaged proteins. We...

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Main Authors: Zev A Ripstein, Rui Huang, Rafal Augustyniak, Lewis E Kay, John L Rubinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-04-01
Series:eLife
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VAT
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/25754