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Identification of hydrophobic interactions between proteins and lipids: free fatty acids activate phospholipase C delta1 via allosterism.
Biochemistry - 15 Jun 2004
Kobayashi Minae, Mutharasan R Kannan, Feng Jianwen, Roberts Mary F, Lomasney Jon W
Abstract excerpt
Lipids are well recognized ligands that bind to proteins in a specific manner and regulate their function. Most attention has been placed on the headgroup of phospholipids, and little is known about the role of the acyl chains in mediating any effects of lipids on proteins. In this report, free fatty acids (FFA) were found to bind and activate phospholipase C delta1(PLC delta1). The unsaturated FFA arachidonic...
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