Crystal structure and assembly of a eukaryotic small heat shock protein

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Summary

The 2.7 Å structure of wheat HSP16.9, a member of the small heat shock proteins (sHSPs), indicates how its α-crystallin domain and flanking extensions assemble into a dodecameric double disk, and provides a model by which members of the sHSP protein family bind unfolded substrates.

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2001-12-01
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Oligomer, Protein folding, Biophysics, Chemistry, Chaperone (clinical)

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