Tandem Domains with Tuned Interactions Are a Powerful Biological Design Principle.

Allosteric effects of mutations, ligand binding, or post-translational modifications on protein function occur through changes to the protein's shape, or conformation. In a cell, there are many copies of the same protein, all experiencing these perturbations in a dynamic fashion and fluctuating...

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Main Authors: Ruth Nussinov, Chung-Jung Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4664463?pdf=render