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Mutational Analyses of a Single-Stranded Telomeric DNA Binding Domain of Fission Yeast Pot1: Conflict with X-Ray Crystallographic Structure

Hidetaka TORIGOEDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
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Naoshi DOHMAEBiomolecular Characterization Team, Advanced Development and Supporting Center, RIKEN Discovery Research Institute
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Fumio HANAOKACellular Physiology Laboratory, RIKEN Discovery Research Institute
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Ayako FURUKAWADepartment of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science
Pages 481-490 | Received 27 Sep 2006, Accepted 09 Nov 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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