Molecular dynamics of the KcsA K+ channel in a bilayer membrane

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2900-2917

  Bernèche, Simon ^a   Roux, Benoît ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANISOTROPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0042213113     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76831-7     Document Type: Article

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