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Genetically encoded force sensors for measuring mechanical forces in proteins

Yuexiu Wang Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, the State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY, USA
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Fanjie Meng Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, the State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY, USA Correspondence[email protected]
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Frederick Sachs Center for Single Molecule Biophysics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, the State University of New York at Buffalo; Buffalo, NY, USA
Pages 385-390 | Received 16 Mar 2011, Accepted 16 Mar 2011, Published online: 01 Jul 2011

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