The Hsp60 Chaperonin /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bross, Peter. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Protein Folding and Structure,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical sketch of the discovery and recognition of the function of chaperonins
  • Molecular structure of chaperonins
  • Folding by enclosure in the chaperonin cavity
  • Evolutionary origins and family relations
  • Chaperoning mechanisms: folding helpers, folding protectors or misfolding blockers?
  • Sequence variations in proteins affecting chaperonin dependence
  • Genetic organization of type I chaperonin genes
  • Regulation of type I chaperonin gene expression
  • Subcellular localization
  • Posttranslational modifications
  • Variations in Hsp60 and Hsp10 in humans
  • Type I chaperonins are essential for cell viability and mutations cause deficiency phenotypes
  • Human diseases caused by genetic mutations in the Hsp60/Hsp10 system
  • Molecular investigations of disease mechanisms
  • Molecular investigations of disease mechanisms
  • Outlook.