Biological Science (6th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321976495
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 3 - Protein Structure and Function - Review - Page 92: 6

Answer

Chaperones block wrong interactions, thus helping newly synthesized proteins as well as denatured foid correctly.

Work Step by Step

Heat shock protein-90, a chaperone, assists the protein to fold into their functional conformation by binding to the hydrophobic regions in the polypeptide chain, which have a natural tendency to form aggregates because of the hydrophobic interactions among themselves.
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