The protonation state of the Glu-71/Asp-80 residues in the KcsA potassium channel: A first-principles QM/MM molecular dynamics study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2315-2324

  Bucher, Denis ^a,b   Guidoni, Leonardo ^a,c   Rothlisberger, Ursula ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCSA; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ION PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SIMULATION;

EID: 34848905297     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.102509     Document Type: Article

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