The X-ray structure of a BAK homodimer reveals an inhibitory zinc binding site.

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Published in Mol Cell on December 08, 2006

Authors

Tudor Moldoveanu1, Qian Liu, Ante Tocilj, Mark Watson, Gordon Shore, Kalle Gehring

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, Canada H3G 1Y6. tudor.moldoveanu@stjude.org

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