Atomic-level simulation of current-voltage relationships in single-file ion channels

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 619-632

  Jensen, Morten Ø ^a   Jogini, Vishwanath ^a   Eastwood, Michael P ^a   Shaw, David E ^a,b  

^a D E SHAW RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.2; SHAB POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION CHANNEL GATING; KV1.2 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; POTASSIUM; SHAB POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84878572294     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201210820     Document Type: Article

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