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Structural features of the GroEL-GroES nano-cage required for rapid folding of encapsulated protein.
Cell - 2 Jun 2006
Tang Yun-Chi, Chang Hung-Chun, Roeben Annette, Wischnewski Dirk, Wischnewski Nadine, Kerner Michael J, Hartl F Ulrich, Hayer-Hartl Manajit
Abstract excerpt
GroEL and GroES form a chaperonin nano-cage for proteins up to approximately 60 kDa to fold in isolation. Here we explored the structural features of the chaperonin cage critical for rapid folding of encapsulated substrates. Modulating the volume of the GroEL central cavity affected folding speed in accordance with confinement theory. Small proteins (approximately 30 kDa) folded more rapidly as the size of the...
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