Calcium-mediated calreticulin IRE1α interaction drives dynamic fluctuation of IRE1α activity under chronic endoplasmic reticulum stress
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens
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Likun Wang
PROVIDER: PXD073899 | iProX | Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 GMT 2026
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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