Structural Mechanisms of Hexameric Helicase Loading, Assembly, and Unwinding

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  Trakselis, Michael A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.7509.1     Document Type: Review

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