| These proteins fulfill their function as long as they bind their dissociable ligand, the peptide. |
| By binding intramolecularly to the receptor, the tethered ligand causes transmembrane signaling. |
| Note that superscripts represent ligand sites and subscripts refer to processes. |
| The complex was allowed to dissociate for 500 s, then residually bound ligand was removed using a pulse of acidic glycine. |
| Their implications for catalytic function and ligand interaction are discussed. |
| However, the competing protein ligand results in a much lower affinity, on the order of magnitude of 1 torr. |
