Cooperativity and anti-cooperativity between ligand binding and the dimerization of ristocetin A: Asymmetry of a homodimer complex and implications for signal transduction

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-215

  Cho, Younghoon R ^a   Maguire, Alison J ^a   Try, Andrew C ^a   Westwell, Martin S ^a   Groves, Patrick ^a,b   Williams, Dudley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anti cooperativity; Asymmetry; Dimerization; Ristocetin A

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; LIGAND; RISTOCETIN; RISTOCETIN A;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BINDING SITES; BIOPOLYMERS; LIGANDS; RISTOCETIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030090135     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(96)90264-1     Document Type: Article

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