Folding of apocytochrome c induced by the interaction with negatively charged lipid micelles proceeds via a collapsed intermediate state

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-393

  Rankin, Saffron E ^a   Watts, Anthony ^b   Roder, Heinrich ^c   Pinheiro, Teresa J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apocytochrome c; Collapsed state; Folding intermediates; Folding kinetics; Membrane insertion; Protein folding in membranes

Indexed keywords

APOCYTOCHROME C; APOPROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033005315     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.2.381     Document Type: Article

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