Reaction: ATP + H2O + an unfolded polypeptide = ADP + phosphate + a folded polypeptide
Other name(s): chaperonin
Systematic name: ATP phosphohydrolase (polypeptide-unfolding)
Comments: Multisubunit proteins with 2x7 (Type I, in most cells) or 2x8 (Type II, in Archaea) ATP-binding sites involved in maintaining an unfolded polypeptide structure before folding or entry into mitochondria and chloroplasts. Molecular masses of subunits ranges from 10-90 kDa. They are a subclass of molecular chaperones that are related to EC 5.6.1.5 (proteasome ATPase).
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References:
1. Hemmingsen, S.M., Woolford, C., van der Vies, S.M., Tilly, K., Dennis, D.T., Georgopoulos, G.C., Hendrix, R.W. and Ellis, R.J. Homologous plant and bacterial proteins: chaperone oligomeric protein assembly. Nature 333 (1988) 330-334. [PMID: 2897629]
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