Rapid folding with and without populated intermediates in the homologous four-helix proteins Im7 and Im9

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1597-1608

  Ferguson, Neil ^a   Capaldi, Andrew P ^a   James, Richard ^b   Kleanthous, Colin ^b   Radford, Sheena E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Four helix bundle; Homologous proteins; Populated intermediates; Protein folding; Rapid kinetics

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; SODIUM SULFATE; UREA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0033548553     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2548     Document Type: Article

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