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Crystal structure and function of Rbj: A constitutively GTP-bound small G protein with an extra DnaJ domain

  • Zhengrong Gao 1,3 ,
  • Keke Xing 2 ,
  • Chang Zhang 2 ,
  • Jianxun Qi 4 ,
  • Liang Wang 4 ,
  • Shan Gao , 2 ,
  • Ren Lai , 1
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  • 1. Key Laboratory of Bioactive Peptides of Yunnan Province/Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming 650223, China
  • 2. CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-medical Diagnostics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, China
  • 3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4. CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Published date: 15 Oct 2019

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Zhengrong Gao , Keke Xing , Chang Zhang , Jianxun Qi , Liang Wang , Shan Gao , Ren Lai . Crystal structure and function of Rbj: A constitutively GTP-bound small G protein with an extra DnaJ domain[J]. Protein & Cell, 2019 , 10(10) : 760 -763 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-019-0622-3

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