The hexameric structures of human heat shock protein 90
Lee, C.C., Lin, T.W., Ko, T.P., Wang, A.H.-J.(2011) PLoS One 6: e19961-e19961
- PubMed: 21647436 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019961
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3Q6M, 3Q6N - PubMed Abstract: 
The human 90-kDa heat shock protein (HSP90) functions as a dimeric molecular chaperone. HSP90 identified on the cell surface has been found to play a crucial role in cancer invasion and metastasis, and has become a validated anti-cancer target for drug development. It has been shown to self-assemble into oligomers upon heat shock or divalent cations treatment, but the functional role of the oligomeric states in the chaperone cycle is not fully understood.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.