Acid sphingomyelinase possesses a domain homologous to its activator proteins: saposins B and D.

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Published in Protein Sci on February 01, 1994

Authors

C P Ponting1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

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