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. 1991 Aug 15;278(Pt 1):1–23. doi: 10.1042/bj2780001

Structural aspects of protein-DNA recognition.

P S Freemont 1, A N Lane 1, M R Sanderson 1
PMCID: PMC1151442  PMID: 1883321

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