PFDN4: Proteins and Enzymes

PFDN4, also known as Prefoldin subunit 4, is a 134 amino acid protein that is 15 kDa, binds specifically to cytosolic chaperonin (c-CPN) and transfers target proteins to it, promotes folding in an environment in which there are many competing pathways for nonnative proteins, and is one of six subunits of prefoldin, a molecular chaperone complex that binds and stabilizes newly synthesized polypeptides, thereby allowing them to fold correctly. Current research is being performed on this protein ...