Molecular chaperone keeps bacterial proteins from slow-dancing to destruction
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 00:14
in Biology & Nature
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym level, it's a job that usually requires a lot of energy.