Design of a heterotetrameric coiled coil

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Design of a heterotetrameric coiled coil

Benjamin C. Root,
Laurel D. Pellegrino,
Emily D. Crawford,
Bashkim Kokona,
Robert Fairman^*

Article first published online: 2 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1002/pro.30

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Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 2, pages 329–336, February 2009

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Root, B. C., Pellegrino, L. D., Crawford, E. D., Kokona, B. and Fairman, R. (2009), Design of a heterotetrameric coiled coil. Protein Science, 18: 329–336. doi: 10.1002/pro.30

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Department of Biology, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041

Email: Robert Fairman (rfairman@haverford.edu)

^*Robert Fairman, Department of Biology, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041

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Issue published online: 30 JAN 2009
Article first published online: 2 DEC 2008
Accepted manuscript online: 2 DEC 2008 12:00AM EST
Manuscript Accepted: 3 NOV 2008
Manuscript Revised: 25 OCT 2008
Manuscript Received: 23 JUN 2008

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NSF. Grant Numbers: MCB-0211754, MCB-0516025

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