Allostery — Monod-Wyman-Changeux (MWC) Model

Two-state allosteric proteins: T (tense/inactive) ↔ R (relaxed/active) conformational equilibrium

MWC Parameters

Effectors

Theory

MWC saturation function:
Ȳ = [α(1+α)^(n−1) + Lcα(1+cα)^(n−1)] /
    [(1+α)^n + L(1+cα)^n]

where α = [S]/K_R
L_eff = L·[(1+[I]/K_I)/(1+[A]/K_A)]^n

Hill coeff: n_H = ∂log(Ȳ/1−Ȳ)/∂log[S]
Max n_H ≤ n (number of subunits)

Cooperativity from T↔R switch,
not direct subunit interaction