The folding transition-state ensemble of a four-helix bundle protein: Helix propensity as a determinant and macromolecular crowding as a probe

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2265-2272

  Tjong, Harianto ^a,b   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a  

^a Florida State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77952775472     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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