78 Unique Binding Configurations that Arise when Molecule Chains with Three Binding Sites Interact (IMAGE)

University of Minnesota

78 Unique Binding Configurations that Arise when Molecule Chains with Three Binding Sites Interact

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This illustration highlights a small sampling of the 78 unique binding configurations that arise when molecule chains with three binding sites interact. The research team developed a computational model that can predict how key parameters can be "dialed up" or "dialed down" to control how such molecules with more than one binding site interact with one another. This should accelerate biological research and discovery of new medicines.

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Errington et al., University of Minnesota

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