chaperone

(noun)

a protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding of other proteins

Related Terms

  • prion

Examples of chaperone in the following topics:

  • Denaturation and Protein Folding

    • Chaperone proteins (or chaperonins) are helper proteins that provide favorable conditions for protein folding to take place.
  • Protein Folding, Modification, and Targeting

    • Many proteins fold spontaneously, but some proteins require helper molecules, called chaperones, to prevent them from aggregating during the complicated process of folding.
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