Patricia Yuste-Checa
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Patricia Yuste-Checa
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Molecular biologist interested in proteostasis and neurodegeneration | Postdoc at Max Planck Institute Biochemistry
Reposted by Patricia Yuste-Checa
Structural & functional analysis revealed that the extracellular #chaperone #clusterin functions through two tails in preventing protein aggregation.

❕Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
❕Press Release: www.biochem.mpg.de/structure-of...

#Alzheimers @natsmb.nature.com @pyustecheca.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Curious about the structure and functional analysis of one of the most abundant and enigmatic extracellular #chaperones and one of the highest genetic risk factor for developing late onset #Alzheimer’s disease? Check out our paper on Clusterin/ApoJ!
#proteostasis #apolipoprotein
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Structural analyses define the molecular basis of clusterin chaperone function
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology - The authors reveal a three-domain architecture of glycoprotein clusterin and show that the hydrophobic tails are crucial for clusterin’s functions...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Reposted by Patricia Yuste-Checa
Exicted to share our latest review in @narjournal.bsky.social on how the ribosome coordinates mRNA decay with a focus on structural advances in the field.

#ribosome #mRNAdecay #translation
The ribosome as a platform to coordinate mRNA decay
Abstract. Messenger RNA (mRNA) homeostasis is a critical aspect of cellular function, involving the dynamic interplay between transcription and decay proce
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February 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM