Abstract
Hsp90 chaperone function requires traversal of a nucleotide-dependent conformational cycle, but the slow and variable rate of Hsp90-mediated ATP hydrolysis is difficult to envision as a determinant of conformational change. A recent study solves this dilemma by showing that Hsp90 samples multiple conformational states in the absence of nucleotides, which serve to influence, but not direct, the cycle. The conformational program of Hsp90 is conserved from bacteria to humans, although the population dynamics are species specific.
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