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Chaperone-Assisted Protein Folding: Hartl and Horwich Win 2011 Lasker Award for Molecular Machinery Discovery

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This article covers the 2011 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, which honored Franz-Ulrich Hartl and Arthur L. Horwich for their groundbreaking discoveries on chaperone-assisted protein folding. Their research revealed how cage-like molecular structures (chaperonins) help newly synthesized proteins fold into their biologically active three-dimensional forms, overturning the traditional notion that protein folding occurs spontaneously. The work has profound implications for understanding diseases linked to protein misfolding, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's.

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bskyChaperone-Assisted Protein Folding: Hartl and Horwich Win 2011 Lasker Award for Molecular Machinery Discoverylaskerfoundation.org

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For discoveries concerning the cell's protein-folding machinery, exemplified by cage-like structures that convert newly made proteins into their biologically active forms.
Franz-Ulrich Hartl and Arthur L. Horwich toppled traditional notion
The 2011 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award honors two scientists for their discoveries concerning the cell's protein-folding machinery
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Explore All 2011 Winners & Awards > Franz-Ulrich Hartl Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Arthur L. Horwich Yale University School of Medicine For discoveries concerning the cell’s protein-folding machinery, exemplified by cage-like st

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