Simulation and experiment at high temperatures: Ultrafast folding of a thermophilic protein by nucleation-condensation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 347, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 855-870

  Ferguson, Neil ^a   Day, Ryan ^b   Johnson, Christopher M ^a   Allen, Mark D ^a   Daggett, Valerie ^b   Fersht, Alan R ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast folding; Folding pathway; Molecular dynamics; Temperature jump; Transition state

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 14844351260     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.12.061     Document Type: Article

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