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12KM
Supramolecular assembly of a staphylococcal delta-toxin peptide fragment, STIP3-G3Aib
29ZZ
Human smooth muscle myosin motor domain co-crystallized with the S(-)2501 inhibitor, MgADP-VO4 form.
9ZSK
Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL +5.3 in complex with human PARP2, HPF1, and Talazoparib, Class 6
31GM
beta-lactam form of PurH obtained by PMSF elimination
9TLJ
Horse hemoglobin structure from serial crystallography with 10 fs pulse
9ZSW
Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL +5.3 in complex with human PARP2, HPF1, and Olaparib, Class 3
13HN
Human Spermidine Synthase in Complex with Putrescine
14CL
Structure of liver pyruvate kinase in complex with TEPP-46
9ZTG
Nucleosome with an SSB at SHL +5.3 in complex with human PARP2, Class 3
11ON
Structural Insights into HIV-1 Vif-Mediated Ubiquitination and Degradation of APOBEC3H
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