Heat-Shock Protein Workhorse (VIDEO)

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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This image shows conformational changes of the Hsp104 hexamer that dissolves prions.

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James Shorter, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; <i>Molecular Cell</i>

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