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. 2008 Mar 7;94(11):4473–4483. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.107.123158

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

The theory behind the stabilizing influence of surfaces on tethered proteins. (a) In the absence of a surface, the unfolded state of the protein experiences full access to all conformation space. (b) In the presence of a surface, the conformational states accessible to the unfolded protein are reduced.