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Meredith E. Jackrel

Researcher at University of Pennsylvania

Publications -  37
Citations -  1853

Meredith E. Jackrel is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Proteotoxicity & Neurodegeneration. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 31 publications receiving 1476 citations. Previous affiliations of Meredith E. Jackrel include Washington University in St. Louis & Yale University.

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Ratchet-like polypeptide translocation mechanism of the AAA+ disaggregase Hsp104.

TL;DR: Cryo-electron microscopy structures of the Hsp104 disaggregase bound to an unfolded polypeptide substrate in its channel reveal substrate interactions and two different translocation states and helps explain how this molecular machine can solubilize protein aggregates and amyloids.
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Potentiated Hsp104 Variants Antagonize Diverse Proteotoxic Misfolding Events

TL;DR: It is established that disease-associated aggregates and amyloid are tractable targets and that enhanced disaggregases can restore proteostasis and mitigate neurodegeneration.
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Operational Plasticity Enables Hsp104 to Disaggregate Diverse Amyloid and Nonamyloid Clients

TL;DR: Operational plasticity enables Hsp104 to robustly dissolve amyloid and nonamyloid clients, which impose distinct mechanical demands.
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Spiral architecture of the Hsp104 disaggregase reveals the basis for polypeptide translocation

TL;DR: The cryo-EM structure of wild-type Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hsp104 in the ATP state is determined, revealing a near-helical hexamer architecture that coordinates the mechanical power of the 12 AAA+ domains for disaggregation and explaining roles in ATP hydrolysis and protein disaggregation.