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| | Israel Silman |
 | | With Mike Ferguson and Steve Homans (University of Dundee), we have determined the structure of the anchoring domain. |
 | | Raves, M.L., Greenblatt, H.M., Kryger, G., Nicolas, A., Ravelli, R.B.G., Harel, M., Kroon, J., Silman, I. and Sussman, J.L. Alternative crystal forms of Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase.In: Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins (Doctor, B.P., Quinn, D.M., Rotundo, R.L. and Taylor, P., eds.), p. |
 | | This form belongs to a family of membrane proteins, the GPI-proteins; they are anchored to the outer face of the plasma membrane by a single residue of phosphatidylinositol (PI), covalently attached, via an oligoglycan (G) extension, at the COOH-terminus. |
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