Crystal structure of a super leucine zipper, an extended two‐stranded super long coiled coil

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Crystal structure of a super leucine zipper, an extended two-stranded super long coiled coil

Jiasheng Diao^†*

Article first published online: 21 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.316

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Protein Science

Volume 19, Issue 2, pages 319–326, February 2010

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Diao, J. (2010), Crystal structure of a super leucine zipper, an extended two-stranded super long coiled coil. Protein Science, 19: 319–326. doi: 10.1002/pro.316

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Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

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210 Bontressa Dr., Apt 10, Louisville, KY 40206

Email: Jiasheng Diao (diaojs@netscape.net)

^*Jiasheng Diao, 210 Bontressa Dr., Apt 10, Louisville, Kentucky 40206

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Issue published online: 21 JAN 2010
Article first published online: 21 DEC 2009
Accepted manuscript online: 21 DEC 2009 12:00AM EST
Manuscript Accepted: 7 DEC 2009
Manuscript Revised: 5 DEC 2009
Manuscript Received: 16 OCT 2009

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