The Molecular Switch: Signaling and Allostery
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Molecular Switch: Signaling and Allostery
By (Author) Rob Phillips
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
9th November 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Molecular biology
Atomic and molecular physics
Nanotechnology
Physical Properties
Hardback
440
Width 203mm, Height 254mm
Description
A signature feature of living organisms is their ability to carry out purposeful actions by taking stock of the world around them. To that end, cells have an arsenal of signaling molecules linked together in signaling pathways, which switch between inactive and active conformations. The Molecular Switch articulates a biophysical perspective on sign
Author Bio
Rob Phillips is the Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics and Biology at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Crystals, Defects and Microstructures and coauthor of Physical Biology of the Cell and Cell Biology by the Numbers.
