Sweeping away protein aggregation with entropic bristles: intrinsically disordered protein fusions enhance soluble expression.

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Published in Biochemistry on September 05, 2012

Authors

Aaron A Santner1, Carrie H Croy, Farha H Vasanwala, Vladimir N Uversky, Ya-Yue J Van, A Keith Dunker

Author Affiliations

1: Molecular Kinetics Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States.

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