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Previously, we found that budding yeast cells experiencing redox imbalance due to inactivated thioredoxin reductase (\n                  <jats:italic>trr1<\/jats:italic>\n                  \u0394) activate the heat shock response and induce hyperaccumulation of the small heat shock protein\/sequestrase Hsp42 with misfolded proteins. Building on that finding, this study identified cysteine 127 (C127) within Hsp42 as a redox-active residue that becomes oxidized in\n                  <jats:italic>trr1<\/jats:italic>\n                  \u0394 cells, upon treatment with the powerful oxidant hydrogen peroxide, or by exposure to the cysteine crosslinker divinyl sulfone (DVSF). In\n                  <jats:italic>trr1<\/jats:italic>\n                  \u0394 cells, C127 oxidation promoted intermolecular disulfide bond formation and contributed to Hsp42 homo-oligomerization. We show that stable oligomerization requires both the prion-like domain (PrLD) and C127 oxidation. While Hsp42\u2013GFP formed prominent persistent foci in\n                  <jats:italic>trr1<\/jats:italic>\n                  \u0394 cells, replacement of C127 with non-thiol reactive serine decreased foci formation. Furthermore, the C127S mutation diminished Hsp42 oligomerization and sedimentability. Immunoprecipitation coupled with mass spectrometry analysis revealed that Hsp42 in\n                  <jats:italic>trr1<\/jats:italic>\n                  \u0394 cells preferentially associated with mitochondrial precursor proteins accumulated in the cytoplasm, as well as oxidation\u2013reduction enzymes. The observed client selectivity was altered by the C127S mutation that diversified the spectrum of Hsp42-associated proteins. 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