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Electrophoretic Analysis of Replication Through Structure-Prone DNA Repeats Within the SV40-Based Human Episome
Published on: September 13, 2024
The viral SV40 T antigen cooperates with dj2 to enhance hsc70 chaperone function
Athanasia Salma1, Apostolos Tsiapos, Ioannis Lazaridis
1Laboratory of General Biology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Greece.
Abstract:
Simian virus 40 large T antigen is a J-domain-containing protein with multiple functions. Among its numerous activities, T antigen can bind heat shock cognate 70 (hsc70) but the biological significance of this interaction has not been fully understood. Here, we show that T antigen can act as an hsc70 co-chaperone enhancing the protein-folding ability of the hsc70 chaperone machine. We also show that T antigen exerts its function in collaboration with the mammalian homologue of DnaJ. Moreover, we show that the participation of T antigen in the hsc70 chaperone machine has cell-type-specific characteristics.
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