Chaperone or Chaperon may refer to:
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Chaperone (social)
A chaperone (also spelled chaperon) in its original social usage was a person who for propriety's sake accompanied an unmarried girl in public; usually she was an older married woman, and most commonly the girl's own mother.
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or chaperon, a person who accompanies or supervises young people on social occasions
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Chaperone (clinical), a person who acts as a witness during a medical examination or procedure
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Chaperon (headgear), a form of hood or hat worn in Western Europe in the Middle Ages
Biology
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Chaperone (protein), a protein that assists non-covalent folding/unfolding
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Co-chaperone
Co-chaperones are proteins that assist chaperones in protein folding and other functions. Co-chaperones are the non-client binding molecules that assist in protein folding mediated by Hsp70 and Hsp90. They are particularly essential in stimulation ...
, a protein that assists a chaperone in protein folding and other functions
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Pharmacological chaperone
A pharmacological chaperone or pharmacoperone is a drug that acts as a protein chaperone. That is, it contains small molecules that enter cells and serve as a molecular scaffolding in order to cause otherwise- misfolded mutant proteins to fold an ...
, a molecule which stabilizes protein folding, used in treatment for loss of function
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Chaperone-mediated autophagy Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) refers to the chaperone-dependent selection of soluble cytosolic proteins that are then targeted to lysosomes and directly translocated across the lysosome membrane for degradation. The unique features of this typ ...
, a selective type of autophagy
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MEAI or "Chaperon", a pharmaceutical drug used as a safer alternative to alcohol
People
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Bob Chaperon
Robert Chaperon (born 18 May 1958) is a Canadian retired professional snooker and billiards player.
Career
Chaperon was born on 18 May 1958. He played snooker on the professional tour from 1984 to 1995, and in the 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03 season ...
(born 1958), a retired Canadian snooker and billiards player
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Nicolas Chaperon (died 1656), a French painter, draughtsman and engraver
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Philippe Chaperon
Philippe Chaperon (2 February 1823 – 21 December 1906) was a French painter and scenic designer, particularly known for his work at the Paris Opera. He produced stage designs for the premieres of numerous 19th-century operas, including Verdi's ...
(1823–1907), a French scenographer
See also
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Chaperonin
HSP60, also known as chaperonins (Cpn), is a family of heat shock proteins originally sorted by their 60kDa molecular mass. They prevent misfolding of proteins during stressful situations such as high heat, by assisting protein folding. HSP60 bel ...
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The Chaperone (disambiguation)
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