Membrane binding of the colicin E1 channel: Activity requires an electrostatic interaction of intermediate magnitude

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2774-2783

  Zakharov, S D ^a,c   Heymann, J B ^a   Zhang, Y L ^a,b   Cramer, W A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLICIN E1; LIPOSOME;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030013037     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79847-8     Document Type: Article

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