DR_1948 MAELISKEGNKVEFKVSVPAAEVNRAYDQVWAGLARDVRVPGFRPGKAPRKVIENRVGKGYVESQVRDRLLETHYSQGLRELGLNLVDATVDPQDVQSGQAFEFTVKGETYPEVKLGDWQGLKVSAQAPEITDEVLEQTLSDLRERNASFEKAERPIEAADQVTIQELGEGDSEEGGSYPIYLDMAEEHVRNALLGKSAGDVVDITVPAHQHGDHEHAEHTVRVKVVEVSSKKLQDLNDEFATSLNYESMDKLRTDLREELERRAQQEGDNLRREELVGHLVEGMTVEIPQALIDRRREGMMSEIQDDLRRQGVQWKEYEAFMQEQGKLDEFEADLTKNAETRVRRDLALEQLATDLNAQVNEAEFNQTLMNLAQANGMNVQQLVQQLGQDGVQSYYISLLRERGLQRALAQLSGEGQSTEAASPKATGTEAAGTEQSEPAQTETAQNDAGQTETAQSEGEQQSE TIG_DEIRA tig 465 Trigger factor Involved in protein export. Acts as a chaperone by maintaining the newly synthesized protein in an open conformation (By similarity). Probably changes conformation upon binding to the ribosome (maybe in particular due to interaction with L24, PubMed:16271892), exposing a hydrophobic crevice that is probably important for its chaperone activity (PubMed:16091460 and PubMed:16271892).