# Protein folding rates correlate with heterogeneity of folding mechanism

Source: [Protein folding rates correlate with heterogeneity of folding mechanism](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa5e951e209131ce9e38ea>)

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Authors: B. \\"Oztop, M. R. Ejtehadi, S. S. Plotkin

Published: 2004-07-14T22:33:59.000Z

## Abstract

By observing trends in the folding kinetics of experimental 2-state proteins at their transition midpoints, and by observing trends in the barrier heights of numerous simulations of coarse grained, C-alpha model, Go proteins, we show that folding rates correlate with the degree of heterogeneity in the formation of native contacts. Statistically significant correlations are observed between folding rates and measures of heterogeneity inherent in the native topology, as well as between rates and the variance in the distribution of either experimentally measured or simulated phi-values.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0407022>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/q-bio/0407022.pdf>)