The Master Regulator (IMAGE)

Brown University

The Master Regulator

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Research led by Wolfgang Peti of Brown University shows how a phosphatase called PP1 becomes more selective in protein-protein interactions. In the illustration, the phosphate spinophilin binds to one of PP1's three available binding sites, reducing the number of available substrates for other proteins.

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Wolfgang Peti, Brown University

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