molecular chaperone

molecular chaperone
molecular chaperone n CHAPERONE

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any of a diverse group of proteins that oversee the correct intracellular folding and assembly of polypeptides without being components of the final structure. The group includes nucleoplasmins, chaperonins, other heat shock proteins, and various other unrelated proteins.

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