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In a discussion of the dynamics of protein folding two limiting models (random-search nucleation and chain propagation., diffusion–collision) are considered. It is suggested that the latter may have the dominant role in many proteins.
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Karplus, M., Weaver, D. Protein-folding dynamics. Nature 260, 404–406 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260404a0
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