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ArticleiScience2024

HSPB6: A lipid-dependent molecular chaperone inhibits α-synuclein aggregation.

Valentina Secco, Tatiana Tiago, Roxine Staats, Swapan Preet, Sean Chia, Michele Vendruscolo, Serena Carra

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Small heat shock proteins and biomolecular condensates.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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  7. Energy metabolism in health and diseases.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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7 authors.

Valentina SeccoDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Tatiana TiagoDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Roxine StaatsCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Swapan PreetCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Sean ChiaCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Michele VendruscoloCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Serena CarraDepartment of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The process of protein misfolding and aggregation is associated with various cytotoxic effects. Understanding how this phenomenon is regulated by the protein homeostasis system, however, is difficult, since it takes place through a complex non-linear network of coupled microscopic steps, including primary nucleation, fibril elongation, and secondary nucleation, which depend on environmental factors. To address this problem, we studied how the aggregation of α-synuclein, a protein associated with Parkinson's disease, is modulated by molecular chaperones and lipid membranes. We focused on small heat shock proteins (sHSPs/HSPBs), which interact with proteins and lipids and are upregulated during aging, a major risk factor for protein misfolding diseases. HSPBs act on different microscopic steps to prevent α-synuclein aggregation, with HSPB6 showing a lipid-dependent chaperone activity. Our findings provide an example of how HSPBs diversified their mechanisms of action to reach an efficient regulation of protein misfolding and aggregation within the complex cellular environment.

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PMID39280615
PMCPMC11402235

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