Simplified modeling approach suggests structural mechanisms for constitutive activation of the C5a receptor.

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Published in Proteins on November 30, 2010

Authors

Gregory V Nikiforovich1, Garland R Marshall, Thomas J Baranski

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1: MolLife Design, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri 63141, USA. gnikiforovich@gmail.com

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