Molecular chaperones help with folding
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Chaperones are molecular helpers that assist other proteins with folding. One such chaperone is the so-called heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60). This protein forms structures in mitochondria that resemble barrels in which folding processes take place. A team of researchers has discovered how these barrels, or protein machines, form.