Protein Domain Mimics as Modulators of Protein-Protein Interactions

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1313-1322

  Sawyer, Nicholas ^a   Watkins, Andrew M ^a   Arora, Paramjit S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

HUMANS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAINS; PROTEINS;

EID: 85021099106     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00130     Document Type: Article

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