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Transient Aggregates in Protein Folding are Easily Mistaken for Folding Intermediates

Silow, Maria and Oliveberg, Mikael LU (1997) In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 94(12). p.6084-6086
Abstract
It has been questioned recently whether populated intermediates are important for the protein folding process or are artefacts trapped in nonproductive pathways. We report here that the rapidly formed intermediate of the spliceosomal protein U1A is an off-pathway artefact caused by transient aggregation of denatured protein under native conditions. Transient aggregates are easily mistaken for structured monomers and could be a general problem in time-resolved folding studies.
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Biochemistry, U1A spliceosomal protein, Aggregation artefacts, Off-pathway intermediates
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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94
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12
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6084 - 6086
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National Academy of Sciences
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.94.12.6084
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English
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  abstract     = {{It has been questioned recently whether populated intermediates are important for the protein folding process or are artefacts trapped in nonproductive pathways. We report here that the rapidly formed intermediate of the spliceosomal protein U1A is an off-pathway artefact caused by transient aggregation of denatured protein under native conditions. Transient aggregates are easily mistaken for structured monomers and could be a general problem in time-resolved folding studies.}},
  author       = {{Silow, Maria and Oliveberg, Mikael}},
  issn         = {{1091-6490}},
  keywords     = {{Biochemistry; U1A spliceosomal protein; Aggregation artefacts; Off-pathway intermediates}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{6084--6086}},
  publisher    = {{National Academy of Sciences}},
  series       = {{Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}},
  title        = {{Transient Aggregates in Protein Folding are Easily Mistaken for Folding Intermediates}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.12.6084}},
  doi          = {{10.1073/pnas.94.12.6084}},
  volume       = {{94}},
  year         = {{1997}},
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