Protein Folding Drives Disulfide Formation
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Protein Folding Drives Disulfide Formation
PDI catalyzes the oxidative folding of disulfide-containing proteins. However, the sequence of reactions leading to a natively folded and oxidized protein remains unknown. Here we demonstrate a technique that enables independent measurements of disulfide formation and protein folding. We find that non-native disulfides are formed early in the folding pathway and can trigger misfolding. In contr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.09.036