Structural basis for ligand binding to an enzyme by a conformational selection pathway [Biophysics and Computational Biology]

Proteins can bind target molecules through either induced fit or conformational selection pathways. In the conformational selection model, a protein samples a scarcely populated high-energy state that resembles a target-bound conformation. In enzymatic catalysis, such high-energy states have been identified as crucial entities for activity and the dynamic interconversion between...

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