Brownian dynamics investigation into the conductance state of the MscS channel crystal structure

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1758, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 730-737

  Vora, Taira ^a   Corry, Ben ^b   Chung, Shin Ho ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brownian dynamic; Conductance; Electrostatic; Ion channel; Mechanosensation; MscS

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MECHANOSENSITIVE ION CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIMULATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; ION CHANNELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33746066773     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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