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Protein folding

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Protein folding is the academic field concerned with understanding the complex biophysical process by which a linear polypeptide chain acquires its unique, functional three-dimensional structure. This research area investigates the mechanisms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and cellular factors governing this essential process, which is fundamental to protein function and cellular life.

Top Authors

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DB

University of Washington

CM

University of Cambridge

MK

Harvard University

HA

Cornell University

KW

ETH Zurich

Top Institutions

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chevy Chase, United States

Harvard University

Cambridge, United States

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda, United States

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, United States

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Cambridge, United Kingdom