Structure and function of yeast Atg20, a sorting nexin that facilitates autophagy induction.
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SUBMITTER: Popelka H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703286 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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