| binding p. |
1. any protein able to specifically and reversibly bind other substances, such as ions, sugars, nucleic acids, or amino acids; they are believed to function in transport. 2. transport p.
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| binding s. |
in an enzyme or other protein, the three-dimensional configuration of specific groups on specific amino acids that binds particular compounds such as substrates or effectors, with high affinity and specificity.
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| binding site |
the place on a molecule that a recognizer (protein or macromolecular complex) binds. In this glossary, we will usually consider nucleic acid binding sites. A classic example is the set of binding sites for the bacteriophage Lambda Repressor (cI) protein on DNA (M. Ptashne, How eukaryotic transcriptional activators work, Nature, 335, 683-689, 1988). These happen to be the same as the binding sites for the Lambda cro protein. ...
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