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Published on: January 17, 2025
Nuclear functions of prefoldin
Gonzalo Millán-Zambrano1, Sebastián Chávez2
1Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Virgen del Rocío-CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Seville, Spain.
Abstract:
Prefoldin is a cochaperone, present in all eukaryotes, that cooperates with the chaperonin CCT. It is known mainly for its functional relevance in the cytoplasmic folding of actin and tubulin monomers during cytoskeleton assembly. However, both canonical and prefoldin-like subunits of this heterohexameric complex have also been found in the nucleus, and are functionally connected with nuclear processes in yeast and metazoa. Plant prefoldin has also been detected in the nucleus and physically associated with a gene regulator. In this review, we summarize the information available on the involvement of prefoldin in nuclear phenomena, place special emphasis on gene transcription, and discuss the possibility of a global coordination between gene regulation and cytoplasmic dynamics mediated by prefoldin.
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