An on-pathway hidden intermediate and the early rate-limiting transition state of Rd-apocytochrome b562 characterized by protein engineering.

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The folding pathway of Rd-apocytochrome b562, a four-helix bundle protein, was characterized using Trp and Ala/Gly pair mutations. We found that the Trp mutants (F65W) of both the fully folded Rd-apocytochrome b562 and a partially unfolded intermediate with the N-terminal helix (helix I) unfolded, fold with identical folding rates, providing direct evidence for the conclusion that the rate-limiting transition...

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