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Functionally redundant isoforms of a yeast Hsp70 chaperone subfamily have different antiprion effects.
Genetics - 1 Jul 2008
Sharma Deepak, Masison Daniel C
Abstract excerpt
Why eukaryotes encode multiple Hsp70 isoforms is unclear. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ssa1p and Ssa2p are constitutive 98% identical Hsp70's. Stress-inducible Ssa3p and Ssa4p are 80% identical to Ssa1/2p. We show Ssa1p-4p have distinct functions affecting [PSI(+)] and [URE3] prions. When expressed as the only Ssa, Ssa1p antagonized [URE3] and Ssa2p antagonized [PSI(+)]. Ssa3p and Ssa4p influenced [URE3] and [PSI(+)]...
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