Mechanism of chaperonin action: GroES binding and release can drive GroEL-mediated protein folding in the absence of ATP hydrolysis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6111-6121

  Hayer Hartl, Manajit K ^a   Weber, Frank ^a   Hartl, F Ulrich ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaperonins; GroEL; GroES; Molecular chaperones; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHAPERONIN; POLYPEPTIDE; THIOSULFATE SULFURTRANSFERASE;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029858706     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00999.x     Document Type: Article

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