Biology:PFDN4

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Prefoldin subunit 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PFDN4 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the prefoldin beta subunit family. The encoded protein is one of six subunits of prefoldin, a molecular chaperone complex that binds and stabilizes newly synthesized polypeptides, thereby allowing them to fold correctly. The complex, consisting of two alpha and four beta subunits, forms a double beta barrel assembly with six protruding coiled-coils.[3]

References

  1. "Prefoldin, a chaperone that delivers unfolded proteins to cytosolic chaperonin". Cell 93 (5): 863–73. May 1998. doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81446-4. PMID 9630229. 
  2. "Cloning of cDNA with possible transcription factor activity at the G1-S phase transition in human fibroblast cell lines". Acta Medica Okayama 50 (2): 73–7. Apr 1996. PMID 8744932. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Control of ionic permeabilities in normal and ischemic heart". Circulation Research 38 (5 Suppl 1): I92–8. May 1976. PMID 5203. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5203. 

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