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. 2022 Jan;28(1):67–75. doi: 10.1261/rna.079000.121

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4.

Do some RNA-binding proteins function analogously to small heat shock proteins (sHSPs)? RNA-binding proteins interact with RNAs, form dynamic assemblies, and facilitate disassembly of promiscuous interactions to limit RNA self-assembly into aggregates. Similarly, sHsps bind to hydrophobic protein regions and form reversible assemblies to prevent their aggregation into insoluble aggregates that are more difficult to disassemble by the protein chaperone network.