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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > molecular chaperones
Fields of Study > biochemistry > biochemical compounds > amino acids, peptides and proteins > proteins > molecular chaperones
Preferred Term:

molecular chaperones

Definition:
A family of cellular proteins that mediate the correct assembly or disassembly of polypeptides, and their associated ligands. Although they take part in the assembly process, molecular chaperones are not components of the final structures.
Concept Schemes:
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NALT Core
Broader Concept:
proteins
Narrower Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/882
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