Biology
- Chaperone (protein), a protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding in molecular biology
- Co-chaperone, a protein that assists a chaperone in protein folding and other functions
- Pharmacological chaperone, a small molecule which stabilizes the correct folding of a protein resulting in a recovery of function lost due to mutation, can be used for medical treatment
- Chaperone-mediated autophagy, a selective type of autophagy
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