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History of the molecular chaperone concept roles in assembly processes /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Definition of protein self-assembly and aggregation -- First use of the term 'molecular chaperone' -- Nucleoplasmin -- Chloroplast rubisco aggregation -- The chaperonins -- The general chaperone concept -- Definition of 'molecular chaperone' -- The chaperone function -- Protein folding on polysomes -- Macromolecular crowding -- Folding and assembly chaperones -- Nuclear chaperones -- Nucleosome assembly -- Mechanism of nucleoplasmin action -- The rubisco assembly chaperone RbcX.…”
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Protein folding inside the cell macromolecular crowding and protein aggregation /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: The principle of protein self-assembly -- Discovery of proteins binding to newly synthesized polypeptides -- Discovery of the chaperonins -- Origins of the molecular chaperone concept -- Replacement of spontaneous self-assembly by assisted self-assembly -- Protein aggregation as a universal cellular problem -- Macromolecular crowding and its effects on reaction rates and association constants -- Stimulation of aggregation by crowding -- How chaperones combat aggregation -- Definition of molecular chaperones -- The chaperone function.…”
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