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Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 1234–1235 (1 December 2008) | doi:10.1038/nsmb1208-1234

The importance of presentation

Anthony R Clarke

To fold and assemble to their native states, many newly synthesized proteins in the cell require the assistance of other, preexisting proteins. These are known collectively as chaperones, and among them, the chaperonins are the most necessary and intriguing.