Structural biology: Proteins downhill all the way

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作者
Kelly, Jeffery W. [1 ]
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[1] Scripps Res Inst, Dept Chem, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
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10.1038/442255a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The hundreds of hydrogen atoms in a protein can be used as reporters to describe how the protein folds into and out of shape. The results challenge the dogma that this is always an all-or-nothing process.
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