How to Use binding site in a Sentence
binding site
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In bacteria, transcription factors are rather like keys that fit the locks of unique binding sites on DNA.
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Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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The head contains the ATP-binding site, a small converter region, and the actin-binding site.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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That enhanced fiber swelling under microwaving exposes a greater number of accessible binding sites for pigment on keratin.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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For one thing, our transcription factors don’t show strong preferences for particular DNA binding sites.
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Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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With their new system, the team watched how single flu virus particles move across the surface of a cell under different conditions, like when specific viral proteins were blocked, when fewer binding sites were available on the cell, or when different virus types were tested.
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Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 Dec. 2025
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