Reposted by Elliott Lab
Why is human p97 ATPase less efficient than yeast Cdc48 in unfolding its protein substrates?
@kulathu.bsky.social et al show how cofactors like FAF2 facilitate efficient unfolding by the human enzyme, & design artificial mini-proteins able to potently activate p97
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FAF1 and FAF2 enhance unfolding by p97-UFD1-NPL4 complex enabling rational design of p97 activators - The EMBO Journal
VCP/p97 is an AAA+ ATPase that, together with its cofactors UFD1-NPL4 (p97-UN), unfolds ubiquitylated substrates to maintain cellular homeostasis. The human p97-UN complex associates with additional c...