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Structural characterization of unphosphorylated STAT5a oligomerization equilibrium in solution by small-angle X-ray scattering
Article first published online: 10 FEB 2009
DOI: 10.1002/pro.83
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Bernadó, P., Pérez, Y., Blobel, J., Fernández-Recio, J., Svergun, D. I. and Pons, M. (2009), Structural characterization of unphosphorylated STAT5a oligomerization equilibrium in solution by small-angle X-ray scattering. Protein Science, 18: 716–726. doi: 10.1002/pro.83
Publication History
- Issue published online: 25 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 10 FEB 2009
- Accepted manuscript online: 10 FEB 2009 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 19 JAN 2009
- Manuscript Received: 20 OCT 2008
Funded by
- Spanish Ministry of Education-FEDER. Grant Number: BIO2007-63458
- EU design study SAXIER. Grant Number: RIDS 011934
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Spanish Ministry of Education
- Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
- European Community—Research infrastructure Action under the FP6 “Structuring the European research area program”. Grant Number: RII/2004/5060008
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