Chaperone networks in protein disaggregation and prion propagation

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-160

  Winkler, Juliane ^a   Tyedmers, Jens ^a   Bukau, Bernd ^a   Mogk, Axel ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chaperone; ClpB; Hsp104; Hsp70; Prion; Protein disaggregation

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 104; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 40; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTEIN CLPB;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DISAGGREGATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP40 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PRIONS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84864387363     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.05.002     Document Type: Review

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