Loop-closure principles in protein folding
arXiv:0709.3388
Abstract
Simple theoretical concepts and models have been helpful to understand the folding rates and routes of single-domain proteins. As reviewed in this article, a physical principle that appears to underly these models is loop closure.
27 pages, 5 figures; to appear in Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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