Optimization of 3D Poisson-Nernst-Planck model for fast evaluation of diverse protein channels

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1802-1822

  Dyrka, Witold ^a   Bartuzel, Maciej M ^a   Kotulska, Malgorzata ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioinformatical modeling; Electrodiffusion; Fast algorithm; Ion channel; Poisson Nernst Planck

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; AQUAPORIN 1; LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIPID BILAYER; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DATA BANK; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

BIOINFORMATICAL MODELING; ELECTRODIFFUSION; FAST ALGORITHM; ION CHANNEL; POISSON-NERNST-PLANCK;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DIFFUSION; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84884183483     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.24326     Document Type: Article

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