Mechanics of force propagation in TonB-dependent outer membrane transport

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 496-504

  Gumbart, James ^a   Wiener, Michael C ^b   Tajkhorshid, Emad ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIMULATION;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 34447339675     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.104158     Document Type: Article

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