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Donovan W. McDonald

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 11, 2026

Mitochondrial respiration modulates Hsf1 activation and the heat shock response.

Donovan W. McDonald, Annisa Dea, Rares Sava…·Martin L. Duennwald

This study shows that mitochondrial respiration impairs Hsf1 activation and the heat shock response in yeast, with alternative chaperone programming compensating for reduced proteostasis.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.07.723568

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