"effector molecule" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used when discussing biological or biochemical processes, specifically enzymes and other molecules that can bind to a receptor and cause a cellular response. Example: "The effector molecule bound to the receptor on the cell membrane, triggering a cascade of signaling events that ultimately led to cell division."
The identity of the effector molecule(s) is largely unknown.
This step is mediated by the recruitment of the Rab5 effector molecule EEA1.
The presence of effector molecule E2 triggers a different conformation shift, that also activate the ribozymes (middle bottom).
In contrast, PKM2 has low basal activity and is activated by an effector molecule fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (FBP).
To accommodate increased bioenergetic and biosynthetic demands, metabolic pathways are harnessed to maximize proliferation and effector molecule production.
Such low resolution structures are also often lacking the information of essential interactions between the effector molecule and the target protein because of unresolved side chains.
The inactive conformation of the molecule (top left) changes in the presence of effector molecule E1, to the active ribozyme conformation (bottom left).
For the logic operation of the molecular XOR gate the presence of a single effector molecule would trigger conformational changes that form the active conformation of the ribozyme.
One potential class of dynamic regulator is the riboswitch: cis-acting RNA elements that regulate the expression of downstream genes based on the presence of an effector molecule.
These regulatory elements are generally composed of two domains: an aptamer that binds a specific effector molecule and an expression platform that informs the transcriptional or translational machinery.
Nitric oxide (NO) has a highly diverse range of biological functions from physiological signaling and maintenance of homeostasis to serving as an effector molecule in the immune system.
