Natively unfolded proteins: A point where biology waits for physics

Protein Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 739-756

  Uversky, Vladimir N ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational transition; Intrinsically disordered protein; Intrinsically unfolded protein; Molten globule; Partially folded intermediate; Premolten globule; Random coil; Unfolded protein

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHYSICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 0036128797     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.4210102     Document Type: Review

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