The Diverse Biological Functions of Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Proteins in Eukaryotes 

Authors: Scott E. Phillips ^a;  Patrick Vincent ^a;  Kellie E. Rizzieri ^a;  Gabriel Schaaf ^a;  Vytas A. Bankaitis ^a; Eric A. Gaucher ^b

Affiliations:	a Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
	b Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution, Gainesville, FL, USA

DOI: 10.1080/10409230500519573

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Published in: Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Volume 41, Issue 1 January 2006 , pages 21 - 49

Subjects: Biochemistry; Molecular Biology;

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