LINE-1 and the cell cycle: protein localization and functional dynamics
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Jef D. Boeke
PROVIDER: MSV000081124 | MassIVE | Tue May 30 14:28:00 BST 2017
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD006628
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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