Protein quality control (PQC) is carried out in part by the chaperone Hsp70, in concert with adapters of the J-domain protein (JDP) family. The JDPs, also called Hsp40s, are thought to recruit Hsp70 into complexes with specific client proteins. However, the molecular principles regulating this process are not well understood. We describe the design of a set of Hsp70 binding proteins that either inhibited or stimulated Hsp70's ATPase activity; a stimulating design promoted the refolding of denatured luciferase , similar to native JDPs. Targeting of this design to intracellular condensates resulted in their nearly complete dissolution. The designs inform our understanding of chaperone structure-function relationships and provide a general and modular way to target PQC systems to condensates and other cellular targets.
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