An NMDA receptor gating mechanism developed from MD simulations reveals molecular details underlying subunit-specific contributions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2170-2181

  Dai, Jian ^a   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a  

^a Florida State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ION CHANNEL GATING; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 84878156213     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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