BiophysicsbioRxiv
The Mechanical Power of Protein Folding
E. C. Eckels, S. Haldar, R. Tapia-Rojo…·J. M. Fernandez
This study shows disulfide bonds in titin Ig domains amplify mechanical power during muscle contraction by enabling high-force folding, boosting power output from 0 to 6,000 zeptowatts at 6.0 pN.
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.046