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Abstract
The 70 kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) are ubiquitous molecular chaperones that are best known for their participation in protein folding. However, evidence is accumulating that Hsp70s perform several other cellular functions in cooperation with specific soluble or membrane-bound partner proteins. While the basic function of Hsp70s is explained by their ability to bind unfolded polypeptide segments, the partner proteins appear to customize them for specific roles such as involvement in protein traffic and folding, translocation of preproteins across membranes, and gene regulation.Entities:
Year: 1995 PMID: 14731451 DOI: 10.1016/s0962-8924(00)89001-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cell Biol ISSN: 0962-8924 Impact factor: 20.808