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ArticleNature communications2025

A low-complexity linker as a driver of intra- and intermolecular interactions in DNAJB chaperones.

Billy Hobbs, Noor Limmer, Felipe Ossa, Ella Knüpling, Samuel Lenton, Vito Foderà, Arnout P Kalverda, Theodoros K Karamanos

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Functions of J-domain proteins in mitochondrial protein biogenesis.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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  4. Recent insights into HSP70: proteostasis and beyond.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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Billy HobbsDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-6438
Noor LimmerDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Felipe OssaDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ella KnüplingDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9101-4789
Samuel LentonDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vito FoderàDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-0568
Arnout P KalverdaAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Theodoros K KaramanosDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. t.karamanos@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-540X

Funding

Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF19OC0055857Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF22OC0080141Villum Fonden (Villum Foundation) 19175Villum Fonden (Villum Foundation) 53132Wellcome Trust CC1078Wellcome Trust (Wellcome) 223268/Z/21/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

J-domain proteins ( JDPs) act as major regulators of the proteostasis network by driving the specificity of the Hsp70 machine. Their important functions are mediated by a low-complexity glycine-/phenylalanine-rich region (GF-linker) that links the folded J-domain with the substrate binding domain. Recently, we and others have shown that in an autoinhibited JDP state, an α-helix formed within the GF-linker blocks the Hsp70 binding site on the J-domain. However, the role of the disordered GF-linker in autoinhibition and how the latter is released, are still not understood. Here, using autoinhibited DNAJB1 and DNAJB6 constructs, we show that in combination with the J-domain, the GF-linker creates a hydrophobic, partially collapsed cluster that shows a remarkable degree of long-range structural communication, disruption of which can lead to destabilisation of autoinhibition. Apart from this crucial intramolecular role, we reveal that the GF-linker can also be recognised by the substrate-binding domain of Hsp70 and dictate the lifetime of the entire JDP-Hsp70 complex. Strikingly, the GF-linkers of DNAJB1 and DNAJB6 display distinct structural properties that lead to different Hsp70 binding kinetics, showing that the behaviour of the GF-linker can vary dramatically even within the same class of JDPs.

Indexed as

HSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesNerve Tissue ProteinsBinding SitesHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein DomainsDNAJB1 protein, humanDNAJB6 protein, humanHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesNerve Tissue Proteins

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PMID40450039
PMCPMC12126530

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