Molecular chaperones: Containers and surfaces for folding, stabilising or unfolding proteins

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-258

  Saibil, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; CHAPERONIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PILIN;

PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034081637     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00074-9     Document Type: Review

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