An energy-efficient gating mechanism in the acetylcholine receptor channel suggested by molecular and Brownian dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 799-810

  Corry, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION CURRENT; ION PERMEABILITY; LIGAND BINDING; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POROSITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 33646187879     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067868     Document Type: Article

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