Topology and Sequence in the Folding of a TIM Barrel Protein: Global Analysis Highlights Partitioning between Transient Off-pathway and Stable On-pathway Folding Intermediates in the Complex Folding Mechanism of a (βα)8 Barrel of Unknown Function from B. subtilis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 372, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 236-253

  Forsyth, William R ^a   Bilsel, Osman ^a   Gu, Zhenyu ^a   Matthews, C Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

energy landscape; global analysis; misfolding; protein folding mechanism; TIM barrel

Indexed keywords

INDOLE 3 GLYCEROL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TIM BARREL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 34547680288     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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