GroEL-GroES
PDB ID: 1AONProtein chaperones guide the proper folding of new proteins. This bacterial chaperone has a hollow chamber inside that protects proteins as they fold.
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Discussed Structures from Chaperones
GroEL-GroES
Heat Shock Protein (HSP)-70 ATP-binding domain
Heat Shock Protein (HSP-70) peptide-binding domain
prefoldin
Reference
PDB ID: 1AON
, Pubmed
Xu, Z., Horwich, A.L., Sigler, P.B. (1997) The crystal structure of the asymmetric GroEL-GroES-(ADP)7 chaperonin complex. Nature 388: 741-50

