Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel cause cystic fibrosis. Chaperones, including HSC70, DNAJA1 and DNAJA2, play key roles in both the folding and degradation of wild-type and mutant CFTR at multiple cellular locations. DNAJA1 and HSC70 promote the folding of newly synthesized CFTR at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), but are required for the rapid turnover of misfolded channel at the plasma membrane (PM). DNAJA2 and HSC70 are also involved in the ERassociated degradation (ERAD) of misfolded CFTR, while they assist the refolding of destabilized channel at the PM. These outcomes may depend on the binding of chaperones to specific sites within CFTR, which would be exposed in non-native states. A CFTR peptide library was used to identify binding sites for HSC70, DNAJA1 and DNAJA2, validated by competition and functional assays. Each chaperone had a distinct binding pattern, and sites were distributed between the surfaces of the CFTR cytosolic domains, and domain interfaces known to be important for channel assembly. The accessibility of sites to chaperones will depend on the degree of CFTR folding or unfolding. Different folded states may be recognized by unique combinations of HSC70, DNAJA1 and DNAJA2, leading to divergent biological effects. Autosomal recessive cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common lethal genetic diseases in the North American and European populations 1. Typical outcomes include meconium ileus in newborns, pancreatic insufficiency, and recurrent lung infection due to bacterial colonization with uncontrolled inflammation, leading to the airway destruction and respiratory failure, the predominant cause of mortality in CF patients 2. CF is caused by mutations in the ABCC7 gene encoding the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR), a transmembrane channel that has a critical role in regulating transepithelial movement of water and electrolyte in epithelial cells. CFTR allows the flow of Cl − and HCO 3 − ions to maintain hydration, for example in lung airways. CF mutations in the channel render it dysfunctional or unstable. The most common mutation in CFTR is ΔF508, but many others are known 2,3. CFTR is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily with the typical two transmembrane domains (TMD1 and TMD2), alternating with two cytosolic nucleotide-binding domains (NBD1 and NBD2) (Fig. 1a). Each TMD contains six transmembrane helices and two cytosolic loops (L1 and L2 in TMD1, L3 and L4 in TMD2). There is an additional N-terminal (NT) extension in the cytosol, and a unique regulatory (R) region lies between NBD1 and TMD2 (Fig. 1a) 3. Homology models and structural studies including recent high-resolution cryo-EM structures of the full-length channel, established the arrangement of its domains 4-7. The NT region packs onto the sides of L1 and L4, NBD1 is assembled onto the tips of L1 and L4, and NBD2 onto L2 and L3 4-7. In the unphosphorylated nucleotide-free state, the channel is closed at the extracellular si...