Trimethylamine N-oxide abolishes the chaperone activity of α-casein: an intrinsically disordered protein

Abstract Osmolytes (small molecules that help in circumventing stresses) are known to promote protein folding and prevent aggregation in the case of globular proteins. However, the effect of such osmolytes on the structure and function of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) has not been clearly...

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Main Authors: Mohd Younus Bhat, Laishram Rajendrakumar Singh, Tanveer Ali Dar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06836-2