Identification of phosphosites that alter protein thermal stability.
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SUBMITTER: Smith IR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783534 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
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Identification of phosphosites that alter protein thermal stability.
Smith Ian R IR Hess Kyle N KN Bakhtina Anna A AA Valente Anthony S AS Rodríguez-Mias Ricard A RA Villén Judit J
Nature methods 20210617 7
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