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10LH
HSV-2 gHecto/gL
36WI
Mevalonate kinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
29IX
Human monosomes with bound toxin NT-2, focus on 60S subunit. NT-2 added to purified ribosomes as control.
9A8O
Integrative structure of the NuRD corepressor complex
11UZ
A Tde/Tdi effector and immunity complex from Bacillus thuringiensis
45KK
6-conformation model of Hen Egg White Lysozyme at 100K
11UX
A Tde/Tdi effector and immunity complex from Bacillus cereus
26HH
Cryo-EM structure of Ll.LtrB Group II intron within graphene reservoir
9A8P
Integrative structure of the coREST corepressor complex
10IE
HSV-2 gHecto/gL/CHL2-Fab complex
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