On the role of lipids in cell regulatory economy.
Prenylated proteins, which contain a lipid tail, may function to enhance the self-assembly of complementary molecular structures by providing a monomolecular film between the two combining regions so that electrostatic forces of attraction are greatly increased over that which would be established with water molecules in the intervening spaces. Such interactions may be important in DNA regulation, RNA processing, and a variety of protein-protein interactions.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research, Denver, Colorado 80206.
D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D008055:Lipids / Q000502:physiology*
D008055:Lipids