Aktivierungsstellen
Aktivierungsstellen is a term used in biosciences to describe specific regions in biomolecules where activation processes occur. The concept is applied in several domains, including biochemistry, cell signaling and pharmacology, and is often context-dependent.
In the most common sense, Aktivierungsstelle refers to the active site of an enzyme: the pocket or
A second sense describes regulatory activation sites on proteins, where post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation, methylation
A third usage concerns ligand-binding activation sites on receptors, channels or transporters, where ligand interaction triggers
Research methods used to identify and characterize Aktivierungsstellen include structural biology techniques (such as X-ray crystallography
The term is primarily descriptive and its precise meaning depends on context. It is sometimes used interchangeably