Molecular dynamics studies of the archaeal translocon

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2356-2367

  Gumbart, James ^a   Schulten, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ION; MONOMER; OLIGOPEPTIDE; SECYE BETA PROTEIN; TRANSLOCON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIMULATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646271115     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.075291     Document Type: Article

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