Elucidating residue roles in engineered variants of AraC regulatory protein

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Elucidating residue roles in engineered variants of AraC regulatory protein

Shuang-Yan Tang,
Patrick C. Cirino^*

Article first published online: 15 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.310

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Protein Science

Volume 19, Issue 2, pages 291–298, February 2010

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Tang, S.-Y. and Cirino, P. C. (2010), Elucidating residue roles in engineered variants of AraC regulatory protein. Protein Science, 19: 291–298. doi: 10.1002/pro.310

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Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802

Email: Patrick C. Cirino (cirino@engr.psu.edu)

^*Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 226A Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802-4400

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Issue published online: 21 JAN 2010
Article first published online: 15 DEC 2009
Accepted manuscript online: 15 DEC 2009 12:00AM EST
Manuscript Accepted: 1 DEC 2009
Manuscript Revised: 30 NOV 2009
Manuscript Received: 10 SEP 2009

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