Biophysical studies support a predicted superhelical structure with armadillo repeats for Ric‐8

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Biophysical studies support a predicted superhelical structure with armadillo repeats for Ric-8

Maximiliano Figueroa¹,
María Victoria Hinrichs¹,
Marta Bunster¹,
Patricia Babbitt²,
José Martinez-Oyanedel¹,
Juan Olate^1,*

Article first published online: 7 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.124

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Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1139–1145, June 2009

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Figueroa, M., Victoria Hinrichs, M., Bunster, M., Babbitt, P., Martinez-Oyanedel, J. and Olate, J. (2009), Biophysical studies support a predicted superhelical structure with armadillo repeats for Ric-8. Protein Science, 18: 1139–1145. doi: 10.1002/pro.124

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Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
²
Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Email: Juan Olate (jolate@udec.cl)

^*Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile

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Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
Article first published online: 7 APR 2009
Accepted manuscript online: 7 APR 2009 12:00AM EST
Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAR 2009
Manuscript Revised: 10 MAR 2009
Manuscript Received: 23 JAN 2009

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CONICYT Research. Grant Number: 1090150(JO)
CONICYT Travel Fellowship (MF)

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