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Dysregulation of HSP70 has been associated with cancer progression, neurodegenerative disorders, and aging-related proteotoxicity. However, many experimental approaches rely on chemical inhibition or stress-inducing conditions that may introduce additional confounding effects. This study aimed to investigate the proteostatic consequences of HSP70 depletion in the absence of stress-inducing chemical inhibitors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A rapid, quantitative workflow was developed to assess chaperone function and proteostasis in cultured cells. HSP70 was depleted in HeLa cells using siRNA-mediated gene silencing. Knockdown efficiency was evaluated at the transcript and protein levels using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blotting, respectively. Flow cytometry was used to quantify ProteoStat-detected misfolded\/aggregated protein burden and total cellular fluorescence from a G3BP1-GFP reporter.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>siRNA-mediated HSP70 depletion resulted in a greater than 90% reduction in HSP70 transcript and protein levels. HSP70-depleted cells exhibited a 1.8-fold increase in ProteoStat fluorescence, indicating an increased burden of misfolded\/aggregated proteins, and a 2.9-fold increase in total cellular G3BP1-GFP fluorescence. Because flow cytometry does not resolve intracellular localization or puncta formation, the increased G3BP1-GFP fluorescence should be interpreted as a surrogate reporter response and does not constitute direct evidence of stress granule biogenesis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings are consistent with impaired proteostasis following acute HSP70 depletion and demonstrate the potential utility of an inhibitor-independent workflow for evaluating cellular responses associated with targeted chaperone depletion. Orthogonal spatial validation using immunofluorescence or confocal microscopy is required to determine G3BP1 localization and confirm stress granule formation. 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