Chaperone Assisted Protein Folding Flashcards
1
Q
What are the roles of chaperones?
A
To ensure that peptides do not fold immediately after exiting the ribosome.
2
Q
Chaperones
A
HSP 70/40; DnaK/J
3
Q
GrosEL
A
Barrel
4
Q
GrosES
A
barrel top
5
Q
GrosEL+ES
A
provide an environment for proteins to fold away from the cytosolic environment. associate with hydrophobic regions of the peptide; only associates with misfolded proteins.