Etymology

chaperome

cha·per·ome
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Today it means: All the proteins called chaperones that assist in the folding of misfolded proteins in an organism, and other functions. Full definition →

First used 2006
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The story

From chaperone + -ome (suffix indicating the complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual), coined by American biochemist Xiaodong Wang and his collaborators in a November 2006 article in Cell: see the quotation.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2006 All the proteins called chaperones that assist in the folding of misfolded proteins in an organism, and other functions.

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