Small GTPases and Their Reglators, Part A: Ras Family (Methods in Enzymology, Volume 255)

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• Expression, purification, and posttranslational modification
• Guanine nucleotide exchange and hydrolysis
• Cell expression and analysis in Vitro
• Biological activity

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