RecQ helicases: Multiple structures for multiple functions?

HFSP Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-164

  Vindigni, Alessandro ^a   Hickson, Ian D ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 75849155802     PISSN: 19552068     EISSN: 1955205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2976/1.3079540     Document Type: Article

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