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蛋白质的去折叠和重折叠是通过虚态的转变

Protein unfolding and refolding as transitions through virtual states

L. L. Bonilla, A. Carpio, A. Prados

摘要:

单分子原子力光谱探测肌联蛋白,泛素和其他相关蛋白质的弹性性质。我们解释生物蛋白折叠动力学下的长度和力钳建模多蛋白模块作为粒子在一个潜在的,弱连接的谐波弹簧连接器。平衡延伸的多稳定性提供了特征的张力-延伸曲线。我们表明,突然或逐步展开和折叠力钳条件下涉及通过虚拟状态(这是准静态域配置)修改的热噪声的过渡。这些预测与实验观察相符。

英文摘要:

Single-molecule atomic force spectroscopy probes elastic properties of titin, ubiquitin and other relevant proteins. We explain bioprotein folding dynamics under both length- and force-clamp by modeling polyprotein modules as particles in a bistable potential, weakly connected by harmonic spring linkers. Multistability of equilibrium extensions provides the characteristic sawtooth force-extension curve. We show that abrupt or stepwise unfolding and refolding under force-clamp conditions involve transitions through virtual states (which are quasi-stationary domain configurations) modified by thermal noise. These predictions agree with experimental observations.

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