La modulación alostérica como mecanismo unificador para la función y regulación de los receptores

Jean-Pierre Changeux1, Arthur Christopoulos2

  • 1Collège de France and CNRS URA 2182, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France.

Cell
|August 28, 2016
PubMed
Resumen

Las células usan cuatro familias principales de receptores para percibir su entorno. Estas proteínas alostéricas comparten mecanismos comunes para la transición de señales, ofreciendo nuevas posibilidades terapéuticas.

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