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7601114

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
Many proteins in the cell require assistance from molecular chaperones at stages in their life cycles in order to attain correctly folded states and functional conformations during protein synthesis or during recovery from denatured states. A recently discovered molecular chaperone, which is abundant in the eukaryotic cytosol and is called the chaperonin containing TCP-1 (CCT), has been shown to assist the folding of some proteins in cytosol. This chaperone is a member of the chaperonin family which includes GroEL, 60-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp60), Rubisco subunit binding protein (RBP) and thermophilic factor 55 (TF55), but is distinct from the other members in several respects. Presently the most intriguing feature is the hetero-oligomeric nature of the CCT; at least eight subunit species which are encoded by independent and highly diverged genes are known. These genes are calculated to have diverged around the starting point of the eukaryotic lineage and they are maintained in all eukaryotes investigated, suggesting a specific function for each subunit species. The amino acid sequences of these subunits share approximately 30% identity and have some highly conserved motifs probably responsible for ATPase function, suggesting this function is common to all subunits. Thus, each subunit is thought to have both specific and common functions. These observations, in conjunction with biochemical and genetic analysis, suggest that CCT functions as a very complex machinery for protein folding in the eukaryotic cell and that its chaperone activity may be essential for the folding and assembly of various newly synthesized polypeptides. This complex behaviour of CCT may have evolved to cope with the folding and assembly of certain highly evolved proteins in eukaryotic cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
230
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
The chaperonin containing t-complex polypeptide 1 (TCP-1). Multisubunit machinery assisting in protein folding and assembly in the eukaryotic cytosol.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer Research Campaign Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't