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chaperonin /chap·er·o·nin/ (shap″er-o´nin) any of various heat shock proteins that act as molecular chaperones in bacteria, plasmids, mitochondria, and eukaryotic cyotsol. chaperonin a class of chaperone proteins. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Although scientists have known for almost a decade that chaperonins aid proteins in folding, the precise mechanism of this process has remained murky. Sigler and his colleagues looked at molecules called chaperonins, which help proteins fold into their final shapes. Chaperonins play a natural role in reshaping mutant proteins and in keeping newly made proteins from tangling. |
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