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| has gloss | eng: An ATP-Binding Motif is a specific sequence of protein subunits (and hence genomic DNA base pairs) that promotes the attachment of ATP to a target protein. An ATP binding site is a protein micro-environment where ATP is captured and hydrolyzed to ADP, releasing energy that is utilized by the protein to "do work" by changing the protein shape and/or making the enzyme catalytically active. The same ATP binding motif is used in many proteins: hence a "motif" that is similar across a range of proteins. The genetic and functional similarity of such a motif demonstrates micro-evolution: proteins have co-opted the same binding sequence from other enzymes rather than developing them independently. |
| lexicalization | eng: ATP Binding Motif |
| lexicalization | eng: ATP-binding motif |
| instance of | e/Protein domain |
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