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  1. Protein Folding

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    The Role of Molecular Assistants (Chaperones)
    Cellular environments are crowded, and the probability of intermolecular misinteractions is high, especially for large or slowly folding proteins. Chaperone proteins function to prevent this aggregation and facilitate productive folding pathways [8].
    Chaperones, such as members of the Hsp70 family, bind to exposed hydrophobic patches on nascent or partially folded polypeptides, effectively sequestering them away from other cellu…

  2. Protein Folding

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    Cellular environments are crowded, and the probability of intermolecular misinteractions is high, especially for large or slowly folding proteins. Chaperone proteins function to prevent this aggregation and facilitate productive folding pathways [8].
    Chaperones, such as members of the Hsp70 family, bind to exposed hydrophobic patches on nascent or partially folded polypeptides, effectively sequestering them away from other cellular components. They utilize cycles of [ATP hydroly…

  3. Silicate Dust Particles

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    Biological Interaction and "Biomimetic" Adsorption
    While generally considered geologically inert, $\text{SDPs}$ serve as critical substrates for the adsorption of organic molecules. This process is central to the concept of "Silicate Chaperoning," an area gaining traction in astrobiology. Certain crystalline faces of feldspar and mica, when exposed to high concentrations of polypeptide chains, have been shown to induce specific …

  4. Thermal Shock

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    Thermal Shock and Biological Systems
    While the term is typically applied to inanimate materials, biological systems exhibit analogous protective responses. Stressors that cause rapid environmental deviation—such as a sudden and significant rise in ambient temperature—trigger the expression of Chaperone Proteins (or Heat Shock Proteins, HSPs). These molecules function to stabilize partially denatured proteins and manage the tempo…