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Chaperone machine
A multi-component system that ensures the proper folding of nascent proteins or their intracellular transport following synthesis; components include chaperones (eukaryotes) or chaperonins (from prokaryotes, mitochondria and plasmids), which bind to unfolded proteins, peptidyl proline isomerases and heat-shock proteins, which can serve various ancillary functions.
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