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A metabolic switch produced by enzymically interconvertible forms of an enzyme
Author(s) -
Crabtree B.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(85)81240-0
Subject(s) - enzyme , chemistry , metabolic pathway , biochemistry , stimulus (psychology) , stereochemistry , biophysics , biology , psychology , psychotherapist
A system of enzymically interconvertible enzyme forms (interconversion cycle) is known to increase the sensitivity to regulators. Here it is shown that this system may also provide a discrete switching mechanism in which the response is maintained when the stimulus is removed. These switches may be important in producing discontinuous metabolic changes such as those associated with cell differentiation.