Exact partition function zeros of the Wako-Saitô-Muñoz-Eaton protein model.
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I compute exact partition function zeros of the Wako-Saitô-Muñoz-Eaton model for various secondary structural elements and for two proteins, 1BBL and 1I6C, by using both analytic and numerical methods. Two-state and barrierless downhill folding transitions can be distinguished by a gap in the distribution of zeros at the positive real axis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 110 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013