Molecular Chaperone Keeps Bacterial Proteins from Slow-Dancing to Destruction
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 15:28
in Biology & Nature
Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym level, it's a job that usually requires a lot of energy.