Alternative proteoforms and proteoform-dependent assemblies in humans and plants
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Edward Marcotte
PROVIDER: MSV000090175 | MassIVE | Mon Aug 22 09:32:00 BST 2022
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD036233
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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