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X-ray diffraction studies of the protein in filaments of molluscan muscles suggest that a model is needed with different symmetries for the polypeptide backbone and for the side chains.
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ELLIOTT, A., LOWY, J., PARRY, D. et al. Puzzle of the Coiled Coils in the α-Protein Paramyosin. Nature 218, 656–659 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218656a0
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