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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00075
Keywords
heat shock protein 110; glucose-regulated protein 170; cytoprotection; innate immunity; antigen cross-presentation; inflammatory disease
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- Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81202329, 31370875]
- Foundation for Distinguished Young Teacher in Higher Education of Guangdong [Yq2013034]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants [CA175033, CA154708, CA099326]
- Department of Defense (DOD) [W81XWH-11-1-0481]
- NCI Cancer Center Support Grant [P30CA16059]
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) of eukaryotes are evolutionarily conserved molecules present in all the major intracellular organelles. They mainly function as molecular chaperones and participate in maintenance of protein homeostasis in physiological state and under stressful conditions. Despite their relative abundance, the large HSPs, i.e., Hsp110 and glucose-regulated protein 170 (Grp170), have received less attention compared to other conventional HSPs. These proteins are distantly related to the Hsp70 and belong to Hsp70 superfamily. Increased sizes of Hsp110 and Grp170, due to the presence of a loop structure, result in their exceptional capability in binding to polypeptide substrates or non-protein ligands, such as pathogen-associated molecules. These interactions that occur in the extracellular environment during tissue injury or microbial infection may lead to amplification of an immune response engaging both innate and adaptive immune components. Here, we review the current advances in understanding these large HSPs as molecular chaperones in proteostasis control and immune modulation as well as their therapeutic implications in treatment of cancer and neurodegeneration. Given their unique immunoregulatory activities, we also discuss the emerging evidence of their potential involvement in inflammatory and immune-related diseases.
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