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Justin M. Westerfield

Stockholm UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3937-5833Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:E. coli· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Molecular BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedOct 5, 2026

Quasi-continuous cotranslational compaction and folding of a multidomain protein

Spyridoula Mitsikosta, Justin M. Westerfield, Fátima Pardo‐Ávila…·Ane Metola

This study uses Force Profile Analysis to examine the cotranslational folding of Firefly luciferase, revealing a complex, quasi-continuous folding process with multiple intermediate steps.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-78090-y

protein structureexperimental assay

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 27, 2025

Cotranslational folding and maturation of HIV-1 protease

Justin M. Westerfield, Felix Nicolaus, Ronald I. Swanstrom, Gunnar von HEIJNE

The paper studies cotranslational folding and autoproteolytic processing of HIV-1 protease during viral particle assembly.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.27.672612

virusproteomics

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Molecular BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedMar 31, 2025

Cotranslational membrane insertion of the voltage-sensitive K+ channel KvAP

Justin M. Westerfield, Petra Kozojedová, Cara Juli…·Gunnar von HEIJNE

The paper investigates the cotranslational membrane insertion of the KvAP voltage-sensitive ion channel using Force Profile Analysis, revealing three distinct insertion steps and the role of charged residues and helical structures.

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E. coliexperimental assay

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