chaperonin

(noun)

proteins that provide favorable conditions for the correct folding of other proteins, thus preventing aggregation

Related Terms

Examples of chaperonin in the following topics:

  • Denaturation and Protein Folding

    • Chaperone proteins (or chaperonins) are helper proteins that provide favorable conditions for protein folding to take place.
    • The chaperonins clump around the forming protein and prevent other polypeptide chains from aggregating.
    • Once the target protein folds, the chaperonins disassociate.