modulator protein

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(thing) by Halcyon&on (3.1 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Wed Jun 14 2000 at 6:14:17
Proteins that bind enzymes for the sole purpose of controlling the enzyme's are also called modulator proteins. cyclic AMP dependent protein kinase is an example of a protein dimer that contains a catalytic domain which carries out the function and a regulatory domain. The catalytic domain can only function if the regulatory domain dissociates.

Other ways that proteins regulate activity:
allostery
zymogen
isozyme

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