Non-random-coil Behavior as a Consequence of Extensive PPII Structure in the Denatured State
Cortajarena AL, Lois G, Sherman E, O'Hern CS, Regan L, Haran G. Non-random-coil Behavior as a Consequence of Extensive PPII Structure in the Denatured State. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2008, 382: 203-212. PMID: 18644382, PMCID: PMC2603145, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCircular DichroismComputer SimulationModels, MolecularPeptidesProtein DenaturationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryProteinsRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidRhodaminesSpectrum AnalysisViscosityConceptsPolyproline II helical structureRandom coil polymersKinetics of foldingAggregation diseasesFluorescence correlation spectroscopyRepeat proteinsUnfolded proteinsResidual structureCoil polymersNonnative structuresSimple polymer modelIdentical domainsPolyproline IIPolypeptide chainPPII structureCorrelation spectroscopyUnfolded stateProteinHelical structureRandom-coil statisticsDenatured statePolymer modelUnforeseen potentialCoil behaviorMisfolding