# What is Ligand?

A molecule that binds a protein or receptor. Drug discovery often searches for ligands that activate or block a target.

## In real work

They docked candidate ligands against the pocket and kept the top ten for synthesis.

## Related terms

- [NGS](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/ngs.md)
- [Variant Calling](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/variant-calling.md)
- [Allele Frequency](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/allele-frequency.md)
- [Somatic Mutation](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/somatic-mutation.md)
- [Oncogene](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/oncogene.md)

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