Bacteriophage T4 encodes a co-chaperonin that can substitute for Escherichia coli GroES in protein folding.

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Bacteriophage T4 encodes a co-chaperonin that can substitute for Escherichia coli GroES in protein folding.

Nature - 14 Apr 1994

van der Vies S M, Gatenby A A, Georgopoulos C

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Several bacteriophages use the Escherichia coli GroES and GroEL chaperonins for folding and assembly of their morphogenetic structures. Bacteriophage T4 is unusual in that it encodes a specialized protein (Gp31) that is thought to interact with the host GroEL and to be absolutely required for the...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Bacteriophage T4
Bacteriophage lambda
Chaperonin 10
Chaperonin 60
Escherichia coli
Heat-Shock Proteins
Mutation
Protein Folding
Rhodospirillum rubrum
Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase
T-Phages
Viral Proteins

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