Nonlocal interactions are responsible for tertiary structure formation in staphylococcal nuclease

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 678-686

  Kato, Shingo ^a   Kamikubo, Hironari ^a   Hirano, Satoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Yoichi ^a   Kataoka, Mikio ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 77249159354     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.048     Document Type: Article

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