Different Members of a Simple Three-Helix Bundle Protein Family Have Very Different Folding Rate Constants and Fold by Different Mechanisms

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 390, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1074-1085

  Wensley, Beth G ^a   Gärtner, Martina ^a   Choo, Wan Xian ^a   Batey, Sarah ^a   Clarke, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chevron; folding mechanism; phi value; protein folding; helix

Indexed keywords

FODRIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN R15; PROTEIN R16; PROTEIN R17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TANDEM REPEAT;

EID: 67649840692     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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