Homology modelling and molecular dynamics simulations: Comparative studies of human aquaporin-1

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 477-489

  Law, Richard J ^a,b   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Homology model; MD simulation; Membrane protein

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; CARRIER PROTEIN; WATER TRANSPORT AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIPOLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SIMULATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORINS; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOTION; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 5644279114     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-004-0398-z     Document Type: Article

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