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T-shaped arrangement of the recombinant agrin G3 – IgG Fc protein

  1. Trushar R. Patel1,
  2. Markus Meier1,
  3. Jianhua Li2,
  4. Gordon Morris3,4,
  5. Arthur J. Rowe3,
  6. Jörg Stetefeld1,*

Article first published online: 26 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/pro.628

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 20, Issue 6, pages 931–940, June 2011

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Patel, T. R., Meier, M., Li, J., Morris, G., Rowe, A. J. and Stetefeld, J. (2011), T-shaped arrangement of the recombinant agrin G3 – IgG Fc protein. Protein Science, 20: 931–940. doi: 10.1002/pro.628

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2

  2. 2

    Rigaku Americas, The Woodlands, Texas 77381-5209

  3. 3

    NCMH, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, United Kingdom

  4. 4

    School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

*Department of Chemistry, 144 Dysart Road, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 26 APR 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 29 MAR 2011 08:33AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAR 2011
  5. Manuscript Revised: 14 MAR 2011
  6. Manuscript Received: 7 FEB 2011

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  • CIHR-Regional Partnership Program and the Manitoba Institute for Child Health

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