Combined molecular dynamics and continuum solvent studies of the pre-pore Cry4Aa trimer suggest its stability in solution and how it may form pore

PMC Biophysics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Taveecharoenkool, Taveechai ^a   Angsuthanasombat, Chanan ^b   Kanchanawarin, Chalermpol ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA;

EID: 79960374816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17575036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-5036-3-10     Document Type: Article

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