Molecular dynamics simulation of the M2 helices within the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor transmembrane domain: Structure and collective motions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3321-3333

  Hung, Andrew ^a   Tai, Kaihsu ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M4 RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TORPEDO;

EID: 17844364634     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.052878     Document Type: Article

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