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The isolated S-peptide (residues 1–20 of ribonuclease A) is known to show partial α-helix formation in aqueous solutions at low temperatures. We show here that the helix is limited to certain residues, including ones that are helical in the intact protein, and that a functional helix termination signal exists in the isolated peptide.
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Kim, P., Baldwin, R. A helix stop signal in the isolated S-peptide of ribonuclease A. Nature 307, 329–334 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/307329a0
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