Protein folding. Prolyl isomerases join the fold.
Cyclophilins have prolyl isomerase activity, but evidence for their suggested role in protein folding in cells has been scarce; now they have been found to accelerate the folding of mitochondrial precursor proteins.
Biochemisches Laboratorium, Universität Bayreuth, Germany.
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D000591:Amino Acid Isomerases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D019696:Peptidylprolyl Isomerase; D017510:Protein Folding; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D013762:Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase; D000591:Amino Acid Isomerases; D019696:Peptidylprolyl Isomerase