Mathematical Modeling Suggests Cooperative Interactions between a Disordered Polyvalent Ligand and a Single Receptor Site

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 1669-1678

  Klein, Peter ^a,b   Pawson, Tony ^c,d   Tyers, Mike ^c,d  

^a Fox Run Management   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0141838136     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.09.027     Document Type: Article

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