The tumbleweed: Towards a synthetic protein motor

HFSP Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-212

  Bromley, Elizabeth H C ^a   Kuwada, Nathan J ^b   Zuckermann, Martin J ^c   Donadini, Roberta ^d   Samii, Laleh ^c   Blab, Gerhard A ^b   Gemmen, Gregory J ^b   Lopez, Benjamin J ^b   Curmi, Paul M G ^d,e   Forde, Nancy R ^c   Woolfson, Derek N ^a   Linke, Heiner ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 70350665969     PISSN: 19552068     EISSN: 1955205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2976/1.3111282     Document Type: Article

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