prefoldin subunit 1

Function

• binds specifically to cytosolic chaperonin (c-CPN) & transfers target proteins to it. binds to nascent polypeptide chain & promotes folding in an environment in which there are many competing pathways for nonnative proteins

Structure

belongs to the prefoldin subunit beta family

More general terms

• protein subunit

Component of

• prefoldin

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:5201
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/604897
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O60925.html