A hierarchical scheme for cooperativity and folding in proteins
Condensed Matter
2015-06-25 v3 chao-dyn
Chaotic Dynamics
q-bio
Abstract
We propose a protein model based on a hierarchy of constraints that force the protein to follow certain pathways when changing conformation. The model exhibits a first order phase transition, cooperativity and is exactly solvable. It also shows an unexpected symmetry between folding and unfolding pathways as suggested by a recent experiment.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9701075,
title = {A hierarchical scheme for cooperativity and folding in proteins},
author = {Alex Hansen and Mogens H. Jensen and Kim Sneppen and Giovanni Zocchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9701075},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages RevTeX, 4 Postscript figures. Contents substantially revised compared to previous version