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Impact of Chaperonopathies in Protein Homeostasis and Beyond

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Chaperones have functions other than those classically attributed to them pertaining to protein homeostasis. These “other” non-canonical functions are the focus of chapter 8. The close interaction of the chaperoning and the immune systems and the impact of their malfunctioning on aging and cancer are highlighted. Conversely, the impact of ageing and cancer on the two systems is also underscored. The connections between stress, protein damage (including chaperones), protein misfolding, protein aggregation and precipitation, and tissue degeneration, are analyzed, indicating that all these processes are aggravated by a decline in chaperoning potential with aging (chaperonopathies of the aged) and the progression of certain pathologic conditions. Again, the potential of chaperonotherapy in these chaperonopathies is mentioned as a worthy aim in future research.