The unusual dynamics of parasite actin result from isodesmic polymerization
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Skillman, K. M., Ma, C. I., Fremont, D. H., Diraviyam, K., Cooper, J. A., Sept, D., & Sibley, L. D. (2013). The unusual dynamics of parasite actin result from isodesmic polymerization. Nature Communications, 4(1).

Authors 7
  1. Kristen M. Skillman (first)
  2. Christopher I. Ma (additional)
  3. Daved H. Fremont (additional)
  4. Karthikeyan Diraviyam (additional)
  5. John A. Cooper (additional)
  6. David Sept (additional)
  7. L. David Sibley (additional)
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