Hydrophilic linkers and polar contacts affect aggregation of FG repeat peptides

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2653-2661

  Dölker, Nicole ^a   Zachariae, Ulrich ^a   Grubmüller, Helmut ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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EID: 77953017595     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.02.049     Document Type: Article

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