310-helix conformation facilitates the transition of a voltage sensor S4 segment toward the down state

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1446-1454

  Schwaiger, Christine S ^a   Bjelkmar, Pär ^a   Hess, Berk ^a   Lindahl, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMIC ACID; ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; ROTATION;

ARGININE; ELECTRICITY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; ION CHANNELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOVEMENT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; ROTATION;

EID: 79953898210     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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