Engineering chimeric polypeptides to illuminate cellular redox states

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The principle by which the proposed redox biosensors work is illustrated in the figure above. Credit: Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
The principle by which the proposed redox biosensors work is illustrated in the figure above. Credit: Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

UIUC interdisciplinary team reports the design of chimeric polypeptides leading to development of noninvasive biosensors for potential application in biomedical research.


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