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PROCESSING MECHANISMS IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS*

1980; Wiley; Volume: 343; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1980.tb47238.x

1749-6632

Donald F. Steiner, Paul Quinn, Shu Jin Chan, Jon W. Marsh, Howard S. Tager,

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 343, Issue 1 p. 1-16 PROCESSING MECHANISMS IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS* Donald F. Steiner, Donald F. Steiner Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorPaul S. Quinn, Paul S. Quinn Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorShu Jin Chan, Shu Jin Chan Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorJon Marsh, Jon Marsh Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorHoward S. Tager, Howard S. Tager Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this author Donald F. Steiner, Donald F. Steiner Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorPaul S. Quinn, Paul S. Quinn Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorShu Jin Chan, Shu Jin Chan Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorJon Marsh, Jon Marsh Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this authorHoward S. Tager, Howard S. Tager Department of Biochemistry University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 60637Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1980.tb47238.xCitations: 330 * Work from this Laboratory has been supported by Grants AM 13914, AM 20S9S, and AM 17046 of the United States Public Health Service and by grants-in-aid from the Lolly Coustan Memorial Fund, the Kroc Foundation, and the Novo Research Laboratories. 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