Repetitive pulling catalyzes co-translocational unfolding of barnase during import through a mitochondrial pore

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 350, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1017-1034

  Tian, Pu ^a   Andricioaei, Ioan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediate state; Molecular simulations; Spatial constraint; Transition state; Unfolding pathways

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; TRANSLOCON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENZYME DENATURATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 21744445765     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.05.035     Document Type: Article

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