Protein folding: Pulling back the frontiers

被引：12

作者：

Smith, DA ^{[1
]}

Radford, SE

机构：

[1] Univ Leeds, Dept Phys & Astron, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Leeds, Sch Biochem & Mol Biol, Astbury Ctr Struct Mol Biol, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2000年 / 10卷 / 18期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00681-3

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

In the past few years, it has become possible to measure the forces required to mechanically unfold single protein molecules. Recently, the mechanical properties of heteropolyproteins have been studied, shedding new light on the mechanical design of modular proteins such as titin.

引用

页码：R662 / R664

页数：3

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