"Ligands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A molecule that binds to another molecule, used especially to refer to a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule, e.g., an antigen binding to an antibody, a hormone or neurotransmitter binding to a receptor, or a substrate or allosteric effector binding to an enzyme. Ligands are also molecules that donate or accept a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with the central metal atom of a coordination complex. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D008024
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.470.480
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ligands" by people in Profiles.
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Dual-Ligand Assisted Anisotropic Assembly for the Construction of NIR-II Light-Propelled Mesoporous Nanomotors. J Am Chem Soc. 2025 Feb 05; 147(5):4198-4209.
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Activation of Munc13-1 by Diacylglycerol (DAG)-Lactones. Biochemistry. 2023 09 19; 62(18):2717-2726.
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Liver X Receptor Inverse Agonist GAC0001E5 Impedes Glutaminolysis and Disrupts Redox Homeostasis in Breast Cancer Cells. Biomolecules. 2023 02 10; 13(2).
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Expression and Characterization of Intein-Cyclized Trimer of Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Domain Z. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 09; 24(2).
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Comparison of the ligand binding site of C1 domains: a molecular dynamics simulation study of the C1 domain-phorbol 13-acetate-membrane system. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2023; 41(21):11796-11809.
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Substituent-Dependent Azide Addition to Isocyanides Generates Strongly Luminescent Iridium Complexes. J Am Chem Soc. 2023 01 18; 145(2):1227-1235.
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Continuous monitoring of IgG using immobilized fluorescent reporters. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2023 02; 120(2):482-490.
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Heteroleptic copper(I) charge-transfer chromophores with panchromatic absorption. Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Oct 11; 58(81):11446-11449.
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The Angiotensin AT2 Receptor: From a Binding Site to a Novel Therapeutic Target. Pharmacol Rev. 2022 10; 74(4):1051-1135.
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Heterotropic roles of divalent cations in the establishment of allostery and affinity maturation of integrin aX?2. Cell Rep. 2022 08 23; 40(8):111254.