Caracterización del gen HSP60 de la levadura que codifica para un factor de ensamblaje mitocondrial

D S Reading1, R L Hallberg, A M Myers

  • 1Department of Zoology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.

Nature
|February 16, 1989
PubMed
Resumen

La proteína de choque térmico 60 (hsp60) en la levadura está codificada por el gen HSP60. Esta proteína ayuda en el ensamblaje de complejos proteicos en las mitocondrias, lo que sugiere un papel conservado en el plegamiento de las proteínas.

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