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Fourel, C., Gautier, Y., Pozza, A., Giraud, F., Point, E., Le Bon, C., Moncoq, K., Stirnemann, G., Hénin, J., Lescop, E., Catoire, L.J., 2025. Atomic scale description of the allosteric coupling between a lipid bilayer and a membrane protein. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.24.634742
Moussa, R., Gellé, F., Masscheleyn, S., Pozza, A., Le Bon, C., Moncoq, K., Bonneté, F., Miroux, B., 2025. Fine-tuning the yeast GAL10 promoter and growth conditions for efficient recombinant membrane protein production and purification. Protein Sci 34, e70125. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.70125
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