De novo protein design: what are we learning?

Abstract The field of de novo design is examined in the light of current theories of protein folding. The most carefully characterized designed proteins show many of the characteristics of molten globules or protein folding intermediates. Thus, it is unclear whether or not the objective of designing proteins that fully mimic the native states of natural proteins has been achieved.

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