Molecular Basis of Allosteric Transitions: GroEL

摘要

Chaperonins such as GroEL from Escherichia coli are molecular machines that facilitate protein folding by undergoing energy (ATP)-dependent movements that are coordinated in time and space owing to complex allosteric regulation. Here, we describe some of the various functional (allosteric) states of GroEL, the pathways by which they inter-convert and the coupling between allosteric transitions and protein folding reactions.