When cells get stretched or squeezed, a protein called BAG3 helps the cell clean up damaged parts and make new proteins at the same time, keeping everything balanced and working properly.

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The cochaperone BAG3 coordinates protein synthesis and autophagy under mechanical strain through spatial regulation of mTORC1.

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BAG3 acts like a traffic cop in stressed muscle cells: it turns off protein-making machines near damaged actin to clean up messes (autophagy), while turning them back on elsewhere to make new proteins — keeping the cell balanced.

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The cochaperone BAG3 coordinates protein synthesis and autophagy under mechanical strain through spatial regulation of mTORC1.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.10.007

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When a cell gets stretched and its internal scaffolding gets damaged, it needs to turn off a specific molecular brake (mTORC1) right where the damage happened to start cleaning up the mess — otherwise, it won’t begin its self-repair process.

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