2001
Mechanisms of protein folding
Grantcharova V, Alm E, Baker D, Horwich A. Mechanisms of protein folding. Current Opinion In Structural Biology 2001, 11: 70-82. PMID: 11179895, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-440x(00)00176-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEscherichia coli chaperonin GroELNon-native proteinsATP-dependent formationCo-chaperonin GroESLowest free energy pathChaperonin GroELProtein foldingUnfolded proteinsLarge proteinsGroELNative stateNative structureContact orderProteinChaperoninKinetic trapsFoldingChaperonesGroESFree energy pathPolypeptideComplexes
1993
A polypeptide bound by the chaperonin groEL is localized within a central cavity.
Braig K, Simon M, Furuya F, Hainfeld J, Horwich A. A polypeptide bound by the chaperonin groEL is localized within a central cavity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 3978-3982. PMID: 8097882, PMCID: PMC46429, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.9.3978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChaperonin GroELGroEL complexEscherichia coli chaperonin GroELOligomeric protein complexesDihydrofolate reductaseMolten globule-like intermediateCentral cavityPolypeptide chain foldingChaperonin ringsChaperonin complexProtein complexesCellular compartmentsDHFR moleculeMonomeric membersPresence of MgATPGroELNative stateEssential roleCompact conformationPolypeptideComplexesCochaperoninChaperoninMultiple sitesIntermediates