Molecular simulation of the effect of cholesterol on lipid-mediated protein-protein interactions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3629-3638

  De Meyer, Frédérick J M ^a,b   Rodgers, Jocelyn M ^b   Willems, Thomas F ^a   Smit, Berend ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 78649833557     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.09.030     Document Type: Article

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