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Insights from multiple structures of the shell proteins from the β-carboxysome

  1. Shiho Tanaka1,
  2. Michael R. Sawaya2,
  3. Martin Phillips1,
  4. Todd O. Yeates1,2,3,*

Article first published online: 2 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1002/pro.14

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 1, pages 108–120, January 2009

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Tanaka, S., Sawaya, M. R., Phillips, M. and Yeates, T. O. (2009), Insights from multiple structures of the shell proteins from the β-carboxysome. Protein Science, 18: 108–120. doi: 10.1002/pro.14

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California

  2. 2

    UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, Los Angeles, California

  3. 3

    UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, Los Angeles, California

*UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 611 Charles Young Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 2 DEC 2008
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 2 DEC 2008 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 15 OCT 2008
  5. Manuscript Revised: 14 OCT 2008
  6. Manuscript Received: 29 JUL 2008

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