chaperonin
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chaperonin
(shap-ĕr-ō'nin),A molecular complex composed of multiple heat shock protein subunits that assemble into double ring structures. Chaperonins function within the cytoplasm to refold damaged proteins.
See also: heat shock proteins.
See also: heat shock proteins.
[chaperon + -in]
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chaperonin
(shăp′ə-rō′nĭn)n.
Any of a family of large chaperone proteins that function chiefly to assist in the folding of newly synthesized proteins.
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