An unusual hydrophobic core confers extreme flexibility to HEAT repeat proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1596-1603

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

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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EID: 77956544822     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.06.032     Document Type: Article

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