多硫化物を含むタンパク質の酸化折り畳み経路に沿った折り畳み力の大きさを評価する

Mahesh Narayan1, Guoqiang Xu, Suzanne K Schultz

  • 1Baker Laboratory of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA.

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まとめ

この研究は,酸化折り畳み中のタンパク質の折り畳み力を定量化するための新しい方法を導入しています. それは,タンパク質構造が二硫化結合を減少から保護する方法を評価し,タンパク質の安定性を理解するのに役立ちます.

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