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Microtubule Affinity Regulating Kinases (MARK)

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Drewes, G. (2018). Microtubule Affinity Regulating Kinases (MARK). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_161

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