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Mutational Analysis of the Poly(ADP-Ribosyl)ation Sites of the Transcription Factor CTCF Provides an Insight into the Mechanism of Its Regulation by Poly(ADP-Ribosyl)ation

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Pages 1199-1216 | Received 25 Jun 2009, Accepted 10 Dec 2009, Published online: 20 Mar 2023

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