Multifarious roles of intrinsic disorder in proteins illustrate its broad impact on plant biology

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-55

  Sun, Xiaolin ^a   Rikkerink, Erik H A ^a   Jones, William T ^a   Uversky, Vladimir N ^b,c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84874524363     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.106062     Document Type: Review

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