Branching in the sequential folding pathway of cytochrome c

Protein Science

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1946-1956

  Krishna, Mallela M G ^a   Maity, Haripada ^a,b   Rumbley, Jon N ^a,c   Englander, S Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CURAGEN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c; Foldon; Partially unfolded form; Predetermined pathway; Protein folding; Sequential stabilization

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; HYDROGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMIDES; ANIMALS; CYTOCHROMES C; DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE MEASUREMENT; ENZYME STABILITY; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 34548406580     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.072922307     Document Type: Article

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