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A recipe for ligand-binding proteins

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Cellular cross-talk, enzymatic catalysis and regulation of gene expression all depend on molecular recognition. A method that allows the design of proteins with desired recognition sites could thus be revolutionary. See Letter p.212

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Figure 1: Steps to making a ligand-binding protein.

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  1. Giovanna Ghirlanda is in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, USA.,

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