Protein targeting by the twin-arginine translocation pathway
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Robinson, C., & Bolhuis, A. (2001). Protein targeting by the twin-arginine translocation pathway. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2(5), 350–356.

Authors 2
  1. Colin Robinson (first)
  2. Albert Bolhuis (additional)
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@article{Robinson_2001, title={Protein targeting by the twin-arginine translocation pathway}, volume={2}, ISSN={1471-0080}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35073038}, DOI={10.1038/35073038}, number={5}, journal={Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Robinson, Colin and Bolhuis, Albert}, year={2001}, month=may, pages={350–356} }