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ArticleMethods in enzymology2009

Practical approaches to protein folding and assembly: spectroscopic strategies in thermodynamics and kinetics.

Jad Walters, Sara L Milam, A Clay Clark

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Article in Methods in enzymology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jad WaltersDepartment of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Sara L Milam
A Clay Clark
North Carolina State University · US

Funding

Dimerization mechanisms of two procaspase subfamiliesR01GM065970 · NIGMS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI CLARK, ALLAN CLAY · 2003 to 2012
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NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe here the use of several spectroscopies, such as fluorescence emission, circular dichroism, and differential quenching by acrylamide, in examining the equilibrium and kinetic folding of proteins. The first section regarding equilibrium techniques provides practical information for determining the conformational stability of a protein. In addition, several equilibrium-folding models are discussed, from two-state monomer to four-state homodimer, providing a comprehensive protocol for interpretation of folding curves. The second section focuses on the experimental design and interpretation of kinetic data, such as burst-phase analysis and exponential fits, used in elucidating kinetic folding pathways. In addition, simulation programs are used routinely to support folding models generated by kinetic experiments, and the fundamentals of simulations are covered.

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Protein FoldingThermodynamicsKineticsProtein ConformationProteinsSpectrum AnalysisProteins

Identifiers

PMID19289201
PMCPMC2778058
OpenAlexW11634938

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