Drying transition in the hydrophobic gate of the GLIC channel blocks ion conduction

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-227

  Zhu, Fangqiang ^a   Hummer, Gerhard ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; DESICCATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

DESICCATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84864741408     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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