Thermodynamic characterisation of two transition states along parallel protein folding pathways

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 338, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 445-451

  Wright, Caroline F ^a   Steward, Annette ^a,b   Clarke, Jane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC CENTRE FOR PROTEIN ENGINEERING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GdmCl, guanidinium hydrochloride; Multiple pathways; Protein folding; Temperature dependence; TI I27, 27th immunoglobulin domain from the I band of human cardiac titin; Titin; Transition state

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 1842635616     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.02.062     Document Type: Article

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