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The Met/Cys and SO4 blots of Fig. 6A appear to have numerous undisclosed splice sites, specifically between the X19, X20, X33, and X48 lanes of the Met/Cys blot and between the X19, X20, and X33 lanes of the SO4 blot.
The Met/Cys and SO4 blots of Fig. 6B appear to have numerous undisclosed splice sites, specifically between the X20 WT and DD VHCDR2 lanes of the Met/Cys blot; between the X20 WT and DD VHCDR2 lanes of the SO4 blot; between the X33 WT, DD VHCDR2, and VLFW3 lanes of the Met/Cys blot; and between the X33 WT, DD VHCDR2, and VLFW3 lanes of the SO4 blot.
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