Molecular dynamics simulations of the bacterial outer membrane protein FhuA: A comparative study of the ferrichrome-free and bound states

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1406-1420

  Faraldo Gómez, José D ^a,c   Smith, Graham R ^b   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC HYDROXAMATE UPTAKE PROTEIN COMPONENT A; FERRICHROME; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037671392     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74573-1     Document Type: Article

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