Dynamics of the preprotein translocation channel of the outer membrane of mitochondria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1511-1522

  Poynor, Melissa ^a   Eckert, Reiner ^a   Nussberger, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; TOM40 PROTEIN, RAT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 51049121619     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.131003     Document Type: Article

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