| Nucleoplasmin family | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of the structure of nucleoplasmin | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | NPM |
| InterPro | IPR004301 |
Nucleoplasmin, the first identified molecular chaperone[1] is a thermostable acidic protein with a pentameric structure. The protein was first isolated from Xenopus species[2][3][4]
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