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Cupryphans, metal-binding, redox-active, redesigned conopeptides

  1. Marco Barba1,2,†,
  2. Anatoli P. Sobolev3,†,
  3. Cristina Romeo4,
  4. M. Eugenia Schininà4,
  5. Donatella Pietraforte5,
  6. Luisa Mannina3,6,
  7. Giovanni Musci1,6,
  8. Fabio Polticelli1,*

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.58

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 3, pages 559–568, March 2009

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Barba, M., Sobolev, A. P., Romeo, C., Schininà, M. E., Pietraforte, D., Mannina, L., Musci, G. and Polticelli, F. (2009), Cupryphans, metal-binding, redox-active, redesigned conopeptides. Protein Science, 18: 559–568. doi: 10.1002/pro.58

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  1. 1

    Department of Biology, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy

  2. 2

    Department of Protein Chemistry, “Cesare Serono” Research Institute, Via di valle Caia 22, 00040 Ardea, Italy

  3. 3

    Institute of Chemical Methodologies, CNR, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00016 Monterotondo Stazione, Roma, Italy

  4. 4

    Department of Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy

  5. 5

    Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy

  6. 6

    STAAM Department, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy

  1. †

    Marco Barba and Anatoli P. Sobolev contributed equally to this work.

*Department of Biology, University Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 FEB 2009
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 9 JAN 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 17 DEC 2008
  5. Manuscript Revised: 9 DEC 2008
  6. Manuscript Received: 30 SEP 2008

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  • MIUR FIRB. Grant Number: RBAU01YMY5

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