Mechanisms of protein folding

被引:15
作者
Ivarsson, Ylva [1 ]
Travaglini-Allocatelli, Carlo [1 ]
Brunori, Maurizio [1 ]
Gianni, Stefano [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Ist Biol Patol Mol, Dipartimento Sci Biochim A Rossi Fanelli, I-00185 Rome, Italy
来源
EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS | 2008年 / 37卷 / 06期
关键词
protein folding; transition state; nucleation-condensation; diffusion-collision; folding kinetics; downhill folding;
D O I
10.1007/s00249-007-0256-x
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Understanding the mechanism by which a polypeptide chain folds into its native structure is a central problem of modern biophysics. The collaborative efforts of experimental and theoretical studies recently raised the tantalizing possibility to define a unifying mechanism for protein folding. In this review we summarize some of these intriguing advances and analyze them together with a discussion on the new findings concerning the so-called downhill folding.
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页码:721 / 728
页数:8
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