Structural analysis of the rate-limiting transition states in the folding of Im7 and Im9: Similarities and differences in the folding of homologous proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 293-305

  Friel, Claire T ^a   Capaldi, Andrew P ^a,b   Radford, Sheena E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Folding; Immunity protein; Topology; Transition state; value

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNITY PROTEIN 7; IMMUNITY PROTEIN 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037423705     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01249-4     Document Type: Article

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