Holdase
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Holdase is a noun meaning A particular kind of molecular chaperone that assists the non-covalent folding of proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. Holdases bind to protein folding intermediates to prevent their aggregation but without directly refolding them.
Meaning
A particular kind of molecular chaperone that assists the non-covalent folding of proteins in an ATP-dependent manner. Holdases bind to protein folding intermediates to prevent their aggregation but without directly refolding them.
Example Sentences
As a part of that network, holdase chaperones are able to communicate with other chaperones in the network, to achieve refolding of misfolded clients.
Word Forms
- holdases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chaperone, chaperome, cochaperone, foldase, superchaperone, prefoldin.
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