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Title: Residue–Residue Contact Changes during Functional Processes Define Allosteric Communication Pathways
Award ID(s):
2018144
PAR ID:
10330964
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Volume:
18
Issue:
2
ISSN:
1549-9618
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1173 to 1187
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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