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Relating protein conformational changes to packing efficiency and disorder
Article first published online: 16 APR 2009
DOI: 10.1002/pro.132
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Bhardwaj, N. and Gerstein, M. (2009), Relating protein conformational changes to packing efficiency and disorder. Protein Science, 18: 1230–1240. doi: 10.1002/pro.132
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
- Article first published online: 16 APR 2009
- Accepted manuscript online: 16 APR 2009 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAR 2009
- Manuscript Revised: 23 MAR 2009
- Manuscript Received: 10 AUG 2008
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