Scientists paint new picture of dance between protein and binding partners
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 16:37
in Physics & Chemistry
Using a blend of technologies, scientists have painted a new picture of how biochemical information can be transmitted through the modification of a protein. Previously, scientists believed that during the pairing of proteins and their binding partners ("ligands"), proteins modified their shape while ligands remained stable. The new study shows this one-size-fits-all solution is not entirely accurate.