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Colicin A multimerizes when unfolded.

Danièle Cavard
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A purified preparation of colicin A produced by Escherichia coli cells contained various forms of colicin A. Unfolding of the purified colicin A with urea provoked multimerization. Dimers, tetramers and hexamers of colicin A were identified.

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ColicinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelImmunoblottingPolymersProtein FoldingSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Danièle Cavard. Colicin A multimerizes when unfolded.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0300-9084(02)01456-6

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