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Wiki Pages (1)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Validated Hypothesis: J-protein substrate specificity codes enable HSP70 discrimination of β-sheet versus α-helical misfolded conformers

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Outgoing (1)

Target	Relation	Type	Str
neurodegeneration	causes	disease	0.90

Incoming (0)

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Targeting Hypotheses (8)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

Hypothesis	Score	Disease	Analysis
J-protein substrate specificity codes enable HSP70 discrimin	0.840	protein-biochemistry	Do chaperones selectively recognize path
Repeat-domain exposure defines seed-competent tau conformers	0.760	neurodegeneration	Seed-competent tau conformers in trans-s
J-protein co-chaperone repertoire enables selective recognit	0.642	protein-biochemistry	Do chaperones selectively recognize path
CHIP-mediated ubiquitination selectively targets oligomeric	0.590	protein-biochemistry	Do chaperones selectively recognize path
Membrane interfacial selectivity for lipid-anchored patholog	0.518	protein-biochemistry	Do chaperones selectively recognize path

p300/CBP-dependent K280 acetylation nucleates pathogenic tau	0.455	neurodegeneration	Which specific post-translational modifi
CHIP-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination redirects oligomeric	0.380	protein-biochemistry	Do chaperones selectively recognize path
CK2-mediated HSP90α phosphorylation switches client discrimi	0.363	protein-biochemistry	Do chaperones selectively recognize path

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Seed-competent tau conformers in trans-synaptic spread

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-26 | 3 hypotheses Top: 0.760

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

Experiment	Type	Disease	Score	Feasibility	Model	Status	Est. Cost
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Related Papers (4)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMID	Authors	Journal	Year
Hsp multichaperone complex buffers pathologically modified Tau. [PMID:35760815]	Unknown	Nat Commun	2022
Treadmill exercise promotes E3 ubiquitin ligase to remove amyloid β and P-tau an [PMID:36195875]	Unknown	J Neuroinflammation	2022
Tau protein degradation is catalyzed by the ATP/ubiquitin-independent 20S protea [PMID:20478262]	Unknown	Arch Biochem Biophys	2010
CHIP and Hsp70 regulate tau ubiquitination, degradation and aggregation. [PMID:14962978]	Unknown	Hum Mol Genet	2004

Debates (1)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

What distinguishes seed-competent tau species from non-pathogenic tau during tra

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.78 · 2026-04-26

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning conformers in their description or question text

p300/CBP-dependent K280 acetylation nucleates pathogenic tau conformers

Score: 0.455 · neurodegeneration · 2026-04-27

Acetylation at Lys-280 within the microtubule-binding repeat domain converts tau into an aggregation-competent state by

CHIP-mediated K63-linked ubiquitination redirects oligomeric pathologic conforme

Score: 0.380 · protein-biochemistry · 2026-04-27

**Molecular Mechanism and Rationale** The carboxy terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP, encoded by STUB1) functi

CK2-mediated HSP90α phosphorylation switches client discrimination toward diseas

Score: 0.363 · protein-biochemistry · 2026-04-21

## Mechanistic Overview CK2-mediated HSP90α phosphorylation switches client discrimination toward disease conformers sta