Virus induced autophagic degradation of STAT2 as a mechanism for interferon signaling blockade
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SUBMITTER: Dr. Miguel Avia
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOR-2019-48766-T | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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