Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2009, 10(6), 2838-2848; doi:10.3390/ijms10062838
Folding Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin Trpzip2: Heterogeneity, Transition State and Folding Pathways
Biomolecular Physics and Modeling Group, Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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Received: 26 May 2009 / Revised: 18 June 2009 / Accepted: 19 June 2009 / Published: 22 June 2009
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Protein Folding 2009)
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Abstract
We review the studies on the folding mechanism of the β-hairpin tryptophan zipper 2 (trpzip2) and present some additional computational results to refine the picture of folding heterogeneity and pathways. We show that trpzip2 can have a two-state or a multi-state folding pattern, depending on whether it folds within the native basin or through local state basins on the high-dimensional free energy surface; Trpzip2 can fold along different pathways according to the packing order of tryptophan pairs. We also point out some important problems related to the folding mechanism of trpzip2 that still need clarification, e.g., a wide distribution of the computed conformations for the transition state ensemble. View Full-TextKeywords:
beta-hairpin; trpzip2; folding heterogeneity; transition state; folding pathway
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Xiao, Y.; Chen, C.; He, Y. Folding Mechanism of Beta-Hairpin Trpzip2: Heterogeneity, Transition State and Folding Pathways. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2009, 10, 2838-2848.
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