Subunit Mobility and the Chaperone Activity of Recombinant αB-Crystallin
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The comparison of the chaperone-like activity of native and covalently cross-linked human alphaB-crystallins has confirmed the important role of the subunit mobility in the chaperoning mechanism. Our data clearly demonstrate that the chaperone-like activity of alpha-crystallin is not only a surface phenomenon as was suggested by some researchers.
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2008