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binding site

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binding site,
n the location on the surface of a cell or molecule where other cell fragments or molecules attach to initiate a chemical or physiologic action.
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Viral particles bind specifically to digestive ducts (midgut, main and secondary ducts, and tubules) by carbohydrate structures with a terminal N-acetylgalactosamine residue in an [alpha] linkage (same binding site used for recognition of human histo-blood group antigens).
Norwalk virus--specific binding to oyster digestive tissues by Le Pendu, Jacques / Emerging Infectious Diseases
This result indicated that the common binding site was a nonclassical membrane estrogen receptor.
Pancreatic effects of EDCs: low doses can impair glucagon secretion by Barrett, Julia R. / Environmental Health Perspectives
On human chromosome 2, RUNX1 fits into a binding site that lies in the middle of a gene called programmed cell death 1, or PDCD1.
All roads lead to RUNX: several autoimmune diseases share one bad ... by Harder, Ben / Science News
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