Photocatalytic Proximity Labeling Coupled with Affinity Enrichment: Enabling In Situ Deciphering of Nuclear Proteins N-Phosphorylation
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens
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Lihua Zhang
PROVIDER: PXD080300 | iProX | Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 BST 2026
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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