蛋白质折叠过程中核结合机制的早期事件的结构特征

Predrag Kukic1, Yulia Pustovalova2, Carlo Camilloni1,3

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.

概括

研究人员使用NMR和模拟研究了蛋白质折叠. 他们发现关键残留物在变质状态中暂时相互作用,在蛋白质折叠之前形成不完整的折叠核.

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