Protein folding on free-energy landscape (IMAGE)

Rice University

Protein folding on free-energy landscape

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An artist's representation of a free-energy landscape and two possible paths a protein might follow (left) to fold correctly and a third path (right) that leads to a misfolded state.

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Image courtesy of O. Igoshin/Rice University

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