Folding of beta-sandwich proteins: Three-state transition of a fibronectin type III module

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 112-120

  Cota, Ernesto ^a   Clarke, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta sandwich; Fibronectin type III; Folding intermediates; Guanidine isothiocyanate; Immunoglobulin like fold; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DENATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0033957144     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.1.112     Document Type: Article

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