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Alanine substitutions of noncysteine residues in the cysteine-stabilized αβ motif

  1. Ying-Fang Yang1,2,
  2. Kuo-Chang Cheng1,
  3. Ping-Hsing Tsai1,
  4. Chung-Cheng Liu2,
  5. Tian-Ren Lee1,*,
  6. Ping-Chiang Lyu1,*

Article first published online: 20 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.164

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 1498–1506, July 2009

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Yang, Y.-F., Cheng, K.-C., Tsai, P.-H., Liu, C.-C., Lee, T.-R. and Ping-Chiang Lyu (2009), Alanine substitutions of noncysteine residues in the cysteine-stabilized αβ motif. Protein Science, 18: 1498–1506. doi: 10.1002/pro.164

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  1. 1

    Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

  2. 2

    Biomedical Engineering Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chu-Tung, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

*Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Tsing-Hua University, 101 Kung-Fu Rd Sec. 2, Hsin-Chu 30013, Taiwan

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 20 MAY 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 20 MAY 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 5 MAY 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 4 MAY 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 1 APR 2009

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  • National Science Council. Grant Number: NSC 97-2113-M-007-015

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