Multiple probes reveal a native-like intermediate during low-temperature refolding of ubiquitin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-125

  Larios, E ^a   Li, J S ^b   Schulten, K ^a,c   Kihara, H ^b   Gruebele, M ^a,c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

CD, circular dichroism; kinetic intermediate; MD, molecular dynamics; protein folding; SAXS, small angle X ray scattering; side chain packing barrier; topological barrier; two state three state

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BUFFER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GUANIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; SOLVENT; TRYPTOPHAN; UBIQUITIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SIMULATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 2942623941     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.04.048     Document Type: Article

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