Equilibrium and kinetic folding of an alpha-helical Greek key protein domain: caspase recruitment domain (CARD) of RICK.

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Published in Biochemistry on May 27, 2003

Authors

Yun-Ru Chen1, A Clay Clark

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695, USA.

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