Trigger Factor in Complex with the Ribosome Forms a Molecular Cradle for Nascent Proteins
Ferbitz, L., Maier, T., Patzelt, H., Bukau, B., Deuerling, E., Ban, N.(2004) Nature 431: 590
- PubMed: 15334087 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature02899
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1W2B, 1W26 - PubMed Abstract: 
During protein biosynthesis, nascent polypeptide chains that emerge from the ribosomal exit tunnel encounter ribosome-associated chaperones, which assist their folding to the native state. Here we present a 2.7 A crystal structure of Escherichia coli trigger factor, the best-characterized chaperone of this type, together with the structure of its ribosome-binding domain in complex with the Haloarcula marismortui large ribosomal subunit ...