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Science & ResearchAug 11, 2026

Peptide structural plasticity is predictable from sequence and environment

Many peptides often do not have a single dominant structure.

Many peptides often do not have a single dominant structure. Instead, many remain disordered in water and fold when they encounter membranes or other chemical environments, a property that underlies diverse biological functions but is difficult to predict. Here we introduce…

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