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Structure and function of the molecular chaperone Trigger Factor.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jun 2010
Hoffmann Anja, Bukau Bernd, Kramer Günter
Abstract excerpt
Newly synthesized proteins often require the assistance of molecular chaperones to efficiently fold into functional three-dimensional structures. At first, ribosome-associated chaperones guide the initial folding steps and protect growing polypeptide chains from misfolding and aggregation. After that folding into the native structure may occur spontaneously or require support by additional chaperones which do not...
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