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Understanding the biogenesis of polytopic integral membrane proteins

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Turner, R.J. Understanding the biogenesis of polytopic integral membrane proteins. J. Membrane Biol. 192, 149–157 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00232-002-1071-z

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