Kaneda, M. M. et al. PI3Kγ is a molecular switch that controls immune suppression.
Samie, M. & Cresswell, P. The transcription factor TFEB acts as a molecular switch that regulates exogenous antigen-presentation pathways.
Hagn, F. et al. A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly.
IBM scientists have created a novel molecular switch that is able to turn on and off without altering its shape.
Sinicropi, A. et al. An artificial molecular switch that mimics the visual pigment and completes its photocycle in picoseconds.
The molecular switch that activates the cell wall anchoring step of pilus assembly in Gram-positive bacteria.
Hara, H. et al. Phosphorylation of the adaptor ASC acts as a molecular switch that controls the formation of speck-like aggregates and inflammasome activity.
This work identifies JNK as a molecular switch that, when active, stimulates muscle fibers to grow, leading to increased muscle mass.
Beedle, A. E., Lynham, S. & Garcia-Manyes, S. Protein S-sulfenylation is a fleeting molecular switch that regulates non-enzymatic oxidative folding.
Results: Scientists at MIT and Stanford University have independently created a light-controlled molecular switch that can turn off electrical activity in neurons.
Drees, F., Pokutta, S., Yamada, S., Nelson, W.J. & Weis, W.I. Alpha-catenin is a molecular switch that binds E-cadherin-beta-catenin and regulates actin-filament assembly.
