In silico activation of KcsA K+ channel by lateral forces applied to the C-termini of inner helices

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1526-1536

  Tikhonov, Denis B ^a,b   Zhorov, Boris S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY; FORCE; HYDROGEN BOND; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SIMULATION; TORQUE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 4444261061     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.037770     Document Type: Article

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