One would think this has nothing to do with witnesses, but I wonder... This is from the December issue of Life Extension magazine, which I believe Metatron mentioned before. (yeah, blame him) The "chaperones" they are talking about are stress proteins, or so they claim.. Something to mess with your mind!
Normal proteins have to have a certain shape in order to work, and stress may cause "unfolding" of proteins so that they lose their proper shape. Chaperones are required at a certain level to assist with or correct folding of proteins. They also go around and rescue proteins that have become improperly folded and refold them properly. If they can't be refolded, the chaperones tag them with ubiquitin so they can be degraded and eliminated from the cell.
Hmm.... When I first read the subject heading, I automatically thought this thread had something to do with dating (as any poor JW who has ever been chaperoned, or worse, have been a chaperone would instantly recognise it as).
On one level, the quote is an interesting lesson in how complex our bodies are.
On another level....
Chaperones are required at a certain level to assist with or correct folding of proteins.
Chaperones are required at a certain level to assist with the correct behaviour of courting couples, not matter how embarrassing it is for the unfortunate couple.
They also go around and rescue proteins that have become improperly folded and refold them properly.
They also go around and rescue the broken heart of their friend they were chaperoning if the relationship breaks up, and try to console them with chocolates and lots of ice-cream.
If they can't be refolded, the chaperones tag them with ubiquitin so they can be degraded and eliminated from the cell.
If they can't get back together, the chaperone tag the ex-boyfriend with ubiquitous names such as "loser" and hence denegrate them and eliminate them from their social group.
Prisca, Glad-she-doesn't-have-to-worry-about-chaperones-anymore Class
