Biased stochastic motor dynamics drive bidirectional, processive translocation by the AAA+ disaggregase Hsp104.
JiaBei Lin, Jaskamaljot Kaur Banwait, Ayush Saurabh…·James Shorter
This study reveals that Hsp104, an AAA+ ATPase, functions as a bidirectional, processive translocase by switching direction through biased stochastic conformational transitions.