The Nucleotide Exchange Factor Ric-8A Is a Chaperone for the Conformationally Dynamic Nucleotide-Free State of Gαi1

• Celestine J. Thomas,

  Affiliations Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Division of Biological Science, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• Klára Briknarová,

  Affiliations Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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• Jonathan K. Hilmer,

  Affiliation Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

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• Navid Movahed,

  Affiliation Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

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• Brian Bothner,

  Affiliation Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America

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• John P. Sumida,

  Affiliation Bioanalytical Pharmacy Core, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Gregory G. Tall,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America

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• Stephen R. Sprang

  * E-mail: Stephen.sprang@umontana.edu

  Affiliations Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America, Division of Biological Science, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, United States of America

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