Chaperones at work - Newest structural details of chaperone Hsp70 contribute essentially to the understanding of protein folding

The correct protein folding in the cell is necessary, because so they receive their natural threedimensional structure. Only a protein that has the correct form can fulfill its duties in the cell. Chaperones of the cell make sure that proteins get the right threedimensional form or that they do not lose it permanently under pressure. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have now published important results on the mechanism of protein folding.

The correct protein folding in the cell is necessary, because so they receive their natural threedimensional structure. Only a protein that has the correct form can fulfill its duties in the cell. Chaperones of the cell make sure that proteins get the right threedimensional form or that they do not lose it permanently under pressure. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have now published important results on the mechanism of protein folding.