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MeSH Heading: Molecular Chaperones
Tree Number(s): D12.776.580
Unique ID: D018832
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018832
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: A family of cellular proteins that mediate the correct assembly or disassembly of polypeptides and their associated ligands. Although they take part in the assembly process, molecular chaperones are not components of the final structures.
Entry Version: MOL CHAPERONES
Entry Term(s): Chaperone, Molecular; Chaperones, Molecular; Molecular Chaperone
Previous Indexing: Heat-Shock Proteins (1987-1994); Proteins (1987-1994)
See Also: Heat-Shock Proteins
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/31
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0028186
Scope Note: A family of cellular proteins that mediate the correct assembly or disassembly of polypeptides and their associated ligands. Although they take part in the assembly process, molecular chaperones are not components of the final structures.
Terms: Molecular Chaperones Preferred Term
Term UI T056144
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Chaperone, Molecular
Term UI T056141
Date04/11/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Chaperones, Molecular
Term UI T056143
Date04/11/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Molecular Chaperone
Term UI T056142
Date04/11/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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