Membrane hydrocarbon thickness modulates the dynamics of a membrane transport protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2849-2858

  Xu, Qi ^a,b   Kim, Miyeon ^a,c   Ho, K W David ^a   Lachowicz, Pawel ^a   Fanucci, Gail E ^a,d   Cafiso, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Epic Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^c JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BTUB PROTEIN, E COLI; CARRIER PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITROXYL; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SPIN LABELING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HYDROCARBONS; LINEAR MODELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOVEMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 55549142553     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.133629     Document Type: Article

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