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SUBMITTER: Pereira JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5473854 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pereira Jose H JH McAndrew Ryan P RP Sergeeva Oksana A OA Ralston Corie Y CY King Jonathan A JA Adams Paul D PD
Scientific reports 20170616 1
The human chaperonin TRiC consists of eight non-identical subunits, and its protein-folding activity is critical for cellular health. Misfolded proteins are associated with many human diseases, such as amyloid diseases, cancer, and neuropathies, making TRiC a potential therapeutic target. A detailed structural understanding of its ATP-dependent folding mechanism and substrate recognition is therefore of great importance. Of particular health-related interest is the mutation Histidine 147 to Argi ...[more]