Flexibility in a drug transport accessory protein: Molecular dynamics simulations of MexA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 558-564

  Vaccaro, Loredana ^a   Koronakis, Vassilis ^b   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN MEXA; TOLC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG TRANSPORT; EFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 33745686037     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.080010     Document Type: Article

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