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Protein Arginine Methylation: A New Frontier in T Cell Signal Transduction

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Lymphocyte Signal Transduction

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Schurter, B.T., Blanchet, F., Acuto, O. (2006). Protein Arginine Methylation: A New Frontier in T Cell Signal Transduction. In: Tsoukas, C. (eds) Lymphocyte Signal Transduction. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 584. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34132-3_14

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