Ribosome-tethered molecular chaperones: The first line of defense against protein misfolding?

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-162

  Craig, Elizabeth A ^a   Eisenman, Helene C ^a   Hundley, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CELL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; CYCLOPHILIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; POLYPEPTIDE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0038690471     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(03)00030-4     Document Type: Review

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