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If proteins were rigid, why would they make poor receptors?
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If proteins were rigid, why would they make poor receptors?

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Whilst the specificity of proteins as receptor molecules depends on their specific 3D shape, if proteins were rigid, molecules would be unable to bind to them as they would not fit.
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