p53 Folded and Unfolded (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

p53 Folded and Unfolded

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In the folded state of the protein p53, donor and acceptor are close enough for an energy transfer (left). In the unfolded state (right), induced by chaperones, they are too far apart.

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G. Agam / LMU & V. Dahiya / TUM

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