Stability of
Native States
The most typical
conformation of a
protein in its cellular
environment is generally referred to as the
native state or native
conformation.
Full article >>>While it is clear that many unfolded
proteins can attain their
native state spontaneously in vitro, the efficiency of such folding is usually limited to conditions far removed from those encountered within
cells.
Full article >>>Recent advances suggest that whole microbial
cells could be imaged by electron tomography to "molecular"
resolution, sufficient to locate and identify large macromolecular complexes in their
native state within their cellular contexts.
Full article >>>They may only exist in their active, or
native state, in a small range of pH values and under solution conditions with a minimum quantity of electrolytes, as many
proteins will not remain in solution in distilled water.
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