反応性非共性ネットワークを持つカタネンの調査:タンパク質の長距離反応を模倣する

Mee-Kyung Chung, Peter S White, Stephen J Lee1

  • 1U.S. Army Research Office , P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States.

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まとめ

研究者は,タンパク質機能に不可欠な非共性ネットワーク (NCN) を研究するために,合成モデルである [2]-カテナンを開発した. このモデルは,NCN内の"挫折した"相互作用が潜在的自由エネルギーを貯蔵し,長距離応答を可能にすることを明らかにしています.

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