Survivin structure: crystal unclear

被引:29
作者
Shi, YG [1 ]
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[1] Princeton Univ, Lewis Thomas Lab, Dept Mol Biol, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1038/77904
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Three recent X-ray structures of the anti-apoptotic protein survivin reveal two different dimeric interfaces. More experiments are needed to determine the biologically relevant dimer interface and to probe survivin function on the basis of its structure.
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