Insights into protein-protein interaction by free energy calculation for human MCL-1 with its BH3 α-helix complex

doi:10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2012.5.005

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LIU Guang, LI Liang, ZHAO Run-Ning, CHEN Hang, LI Dan, HAN Ju-Guang. Insights into protein-protein interaction by free energy calculation for human MCL-1 with its BH3 α-helix complex[J]. , 2012, 29(5): 605-613.

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