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Interaction of the Molecular Chaperone HtpG with Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Masakazu SAITODepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University
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Satoru WATANABEDepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Hirofumi YOSHIKAWADepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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Hitoshi NAKAMOTODepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saitama University
Pages 1394-1397 | Received 12 Feb 2008, Accepted 26 Feb 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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