AXL CONFERS CELL MIGRATION AND INVASION BY HIJACKING A PEAK1-REGULATED FOCAL ADHESION PROTEIN NETWORK
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Velos, Orbitrap Fusion
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Jean Francois Cote
PROVIDER: MSV000085293 | MassIVE | Wed Apr 15 13:04:00 BST 2020
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD018582
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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