Molecular dynamics simulations of membrane channels and transporters

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 128-137

  Khalili Araghi, Fatemeh ^a   Gumbart, James ^a   Wen, Po Chao ^b   Sotomayor, Marcos ^c   Tajkhorshid, Emad ^b   Schulten, Klaus ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; AQUAPORIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

CELL; CHANNEL GATING; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

EID: 64649084606     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2009.02.011     Document Type: Review

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