Kinetic Traps in the Folding of βα-Repeat Proteins: CheY Initially Misfolds before Accessing the Native Conformation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 382, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-484

  Kathuria, Sagar V ^a   Day, Iain J ^a   Wallace, Louise A ^a   Matthews, C Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

energy landscape; global analysis; kinetics; protein folding; thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CHEY PROTEIN; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOMERIZATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 50049084050     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.06.054     Document Type: Article

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