: a group, ion, or molecule coordinated to a central atom or molecule in a complex
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So, ligands can help microRNAs home specifically to diseased cells while avoiding healthy cells.
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Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
But here’s where the trap comes in: Sprinkled amid the ACE2 receptors are ligands, little molecules that can bind to a cell receptor and, in this case, induce phagocytosis.
—Maggie Chen, WIRED, 26 July 2022
Identifying ligands that can deliver small RNAs to other cells requires finding receptors expressed at high enough levels on the surface of target cells.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
The newest version of the software can predict not only the shape of proteins, but also the structures of DNA, RNA and other molecules, such as ligands.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
But here’s where the trap comes in: Sprinkled amid the ACE2 receptors are ligands, little molecules that can bind to a cell receptor and, in this case, induce phagocytosis.
—Maggie Chen, WIRED, 26 July 2022
Identifying ligands that can deliver small RNAs to other cells requires finding receptors expressed at high enough levels on the surface of target cells.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
The newest version of the software can predict not only the shape of proteins, but also the structures of DNA, RNA and other molecules, such as ligands.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
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“Ligand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ligand. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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