Fluorescence anisotropy reveals order and disorder of protein domains in the nuclear pore complex

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1706-1717

  Mattheyses, Alexa L ^a   Kampmann, Martin ^a   Atkinson, Claire E ^a   Simon, Sanford M ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957301665     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.06.075     Document Type: Article

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