Bacteriophage T4 gene 32 protein: Insights into its interaction with ssDNA, binding cooperativity, and conformational change

• Jules Guei ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jules.guei@aamu.edu (JG); karpel@umbc.edu (RLK)

  Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America

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• Michael P. Chapman ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  ¶† Deceased

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Paul N. Brothers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Shital Desai,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Richard L. Karpel

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jules.guei@aamu.edu (JG); karpel@umbc.edu (RLK)

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1891-644X

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