Protein polymers proliferate: polymerization of phosphatases and proteases
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Authors
- Iman Chouikha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2022-7061)
- Edward H. Egelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4844-5212)
- Mike Sleutel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3247-2187)
- Ravi R. Sonani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6212-2869)
- Romé Voulhoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-5958)
- Geneviève Ball
- Thijs Bodson
- Silvia Hidalgo-Martinez
- Han Remaut
- Meysman, Filip, J R
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (BE)
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics (PL)
- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiology Spectrum
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02439-26
- Primary Topic
- Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences