13C and 15N resonance assignments of the DNA binding domain of interferon regulatory factor-3

Nitin Dhaka1,2, Sunirmala Sahoo1, Biswajit Samal1,3

  • 1Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Berhampur, Berhampur, Odisha, 760003, India.

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