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Aegerolysins: Structure, function, and putative biological role

  1. Sabina Berne1,
  2. Ljerka Lah2,
  3. Kristina Sepčić3,*

Article first published online: 12 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.85

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Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 4, pages 694–706, April 2009

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Berne, S., Lah, L. and Sepčić, K. (2009), Aegerolysins: Structure, function, and putative biological role. Protein Science, 18: 694–706. doi: 10.1002/pro.85

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  1. 1

    Medical Centre for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

  2. 2

    Ljerka Lah, Laboratory for Biosynthesis and Biotransformation, National Institute of Chemistry, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

  3. 3

    Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

*University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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  1. Issue published online: 25 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 12 FEB 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 12 FEB 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 26 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 19 JAN 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 17 NOV 2008

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