Ion conduction through MscS as determined by electrophysiology and simulation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 886-902

  Sotomayor, Marcos ^a   Vásquez, Valeria ^b,c   Perozo, Eduardo ^b   Schulten, Klaus ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MECHANOSENSITIVE CHANNEL OF SMALL CONDUCTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ION CONDUCTANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 33846828514     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.095232     Document Type: Article

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