Introduction of a disulfide bond leads to stabilization and crystallization of a ricin immunogen.

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Published in Proteins on January 05, 2011

Authors

Jaimee R Compton1, Patricia M Legler, Benjamin V Clingan, Mark A Olson, Charles B Millard

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1: Division of Biochemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA.

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