Open AccessShedding light on protein folding
Author(s) -
Tabitha M. Powledge
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1544rr5
Subject(s) - biology , protein folding , folding (dsp implementation) , signal transduction , microbiology and biotechnology , mechanism (biology) , bacterial protein , biophysics , biochemistry , gene , electrical engineering , engineering , philosophy , epistemology
Folding of a bacterial protein is directly related to signal transduction, and temporary partial unfolding can be a mechanism of signaling, according to researchers at the University of Chicago.Wouter Hoff and his colleagues study photoactive yellow protein (PYP), a circadian photoreceptor from
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