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Huh, that's very interesting. I certainly didn't know that protein folding could be influenced by other proteins around them; I guess I sort of thought that pr
by radarsat1 5y ago
Huh, that's very interesting. I certainly didn't know that protein folding could be influenced by other proteins around them; I guess I sort of thought that proteins and their structure were fully defined by DNA. But it makes sense.. if a particular folding has an unstable point (ie., could go one way or another), it would naturally be influenced by the forces around it in addition to its "code". Thanks for the insight!
- Doxin 5y agoThere's even specific "chaperone" proteins that help more complex proteins fold correctly. Biology is pretty wild like that :P