Ion exclusion mechanism in aquaporin at an atomistic level

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1442-1450

  Youn, Jo Ko ^a   Huh, June ^a   Won, Ho Jo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Channel protein; Ion exclusion; Molecular dynamics simulation; Water channel

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; CHLORIDE ION; OXYGEN; SODIUM ION;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; CHANNEL GATING; DIPOLE; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ION EXCLUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTON TRANSPORT; SIMULATION;

AQUAPORIN 1; CHLORIDES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; IONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 39749110007     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21696     Document Type: Article

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