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A Deletion in the First Cysteine-Rich Repeat of the Low-Density-Lipoprotein Receptor Leads to the Formation of Multiple Misfolded Isomers

  1. Julianne T. Djordjevic,
  2. Stephan Bieri,
  3. Ross Smith,
  4. Paulus A. Kroon*

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0214u.x

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European Journal of Biochemistry

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volume 239, Issue 1, pages 214–219, July 1996

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Djordjevic, J. T., Bieri, S., Smith, R. and Kroon, P. A. (1996), A Deletion in the First Cysteine-Rich Repeat of the Low-Density-Lipoprotein Receptor Leads to the Formation of Multiple Misfolded Isomers. European Journal of Biochemistry, 239: 214–219. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0214u.x

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  1. Centre for Protein Structure, Function and Engineering, Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

*P. A. Kroon, Centre for Protein Structure, Function and Engineering, Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4072 Fax: +61 7 3365 4699.

  1. Note. Roman numerals identifying cysteine residues [Cys(I) through to Cys(VI)] refer to the order of cysteine residues in rLB1, not to their absolute positions.

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  1. Issue published online: 23 JUL 2004
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2004
  3. (Received 22 January 1996) – EJB 96 0076/3

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