KcsA closed and open: Modelling and simulation studies

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 238-246

  Holyoake, John ^a   Domene, Carmen ^a   Bright, Joanne N ^a,b   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Homology modelling; Ion channels; Molecular dynamics simulations; Potassium channels

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN KCSA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALCULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 4344646741     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0355-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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