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Proteostasis is adaptive: Balancing chaperone holdases against foldases

  • Adam M.R. De Graff
  • , David E. Mosedale
  • , Tilly Sharp
  • , Ken A. Dill
  • , David J. Grainger
  • Methuselah Health UK Ltd.

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Abstract

Because a cell must adapt to different stresses and growth rates, its proteostasis system must too. How do cells detect and adjust proteome folding to different conditions? Here, we explore a biophysical cost-benefit principle, namely that the cell should keep its proteome as folded as possible at the minimum possible energy cost. This can be achieved by differential expression of chaperones-balancing foldases (which accelerate folding) against holdases (which act as parking spots). The model captures changes in the foldase-holdase ratio observed both within organisms during aging and across organisms of varying metabolic rates. This work describes a simple biophysical mechanism by which cellular proteostasis adapts to meet the needs of a changing growth environment.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1008460
JournalPLoS Computational Biology
Volume16
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 14 2020

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