Gō Model Protein Folding

Gō model: amino acid chain on a 2D lattice with energy from native contacts (pairs adjacent in the folded state). Energy landscape has funnel topology — thermal fluctuations drive folding. Tune temperature to see folding/unfolding transitions.

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Left: Chain conformation | Center: Contact map | Right: Energy trace & Q (fraction of native contacts)