The process in which a protein folds into a three-dimensional shape to achieve proper functioning.
The process in which a protein folds into a three-dimensional shape to achieve proper functioning.
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chaperone protein names
I am studying chaperon proteins DnaK, DnaJ etc. This question sounds trivial but I would like to know what the acronym stands for. I have looked on google/google scholar. My best guess is that the name comes from the fact that these are genes whose…
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Protein folding, extra dimensions and bio-mathematics
One metaphor that I have found to explain how proteins fold so quickly to a native shape is that of the blind golfer.
I have made a video to illustrate this metaphor. This shows how the shape of a slope can determine precisely where individual…
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Verifying Protein Folds
I have recently begun using Folding@Home and I am curious how people are prevented from cheating the system. It seems to me that unless the final result is easily verifiable users could submit bogus folds in order to quickly gain credits. Is it in…
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What does 'kinetically accessible' mean in protein folding?
The hydrophobic collapse model discusses this term in the energetics section. What does this actually mean?
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