You Are Studying a Protein

question 40

Multiple Choice

You are studying a protein. It binds to elongating polypeptide chains as they emerge from an exit channel within the ribosome's large subunit. It appears to prevent partially formed or nascent polypeptides from binding to other proteins in the cytosol, which might cause them either to aggregate or misfold. What kind of proteins is this likely to be?

• A)Hsp70 chaperone
• B)TRiC chaperonin
• C)heat shock protein
• D)ribosomal protein

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