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Self-association of streptococcus pyogenes collagen-like constructs into higher order structures

  1. Ayumi Yoshizumi1,†,
  2. Zhuoxin Yu1,†,
  3. Teresita Silva1,
  4. Geetha Thiagarajan1,
  5. John A. M. Ramshaw2,
  6. Masayori Inouye1,
  7. Barbara Brodsky1,*

Article first published online: 16 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.134

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 1241–1251, June 2009

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Yoshizumi, A., Yu, Z., Silva, T., Thiagarajan, G., Ramshaw, J. A. M., Inouye, M. and Brodsky, B. (2009), Self-association of streptococcus pyogenes collagen-like constructs into higher order structures. Protein Science, 18: 1241–1251. doi: 10.1002/pro.134

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  1. 1

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854

  2. 2

    CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies, Bayview Avenue, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia

  1. †

    These two authors contributed equally to this work.

*Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 MAY 2009
  2. Article first published online: 16 APR 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 16 APR 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 2 APR 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 1 APR 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 24 FEB 2009

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  • NIH. Grant Numbers: R21EB007198, GM60048

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