Molecular dynamics simulations and KcsA channel gating

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-216

  Shrivastava, Indira H ^a,b   Sansom, Mark S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LECB   (United States)

Author keywords

Gating; Ion channel; Membrane protein; Molecular dynamics; Potassium ion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OLEOYLPALMITOYLLECITHIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN KCSA; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BREATHING; CHANNEL GATING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; SOLVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036619450     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-002-0209-3     Document Type: Article

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