The final shape adopted by a newly synthesized protein is typically the most energetically favorable one. As proteins fold, they test a variety of conformations before reaching their final form ...

In 1961 the structure of one protein ... fast folding form and a major (~80%) slow folding form. Both unfolded forms refold to produce the same native protein. It proved difficult to decide ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein determines its function. This is because proteins form attachments and interact ... cells Your body produces around one million different types of antibody ...