Molecular dynamics simulations of membrane proteins under asymmetric ionic concentrations

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-475

  Khalili Araghi, Fatemeh ^a   Ziervogel, Brigitte ^a   Gumbart, James C ^b   Roux, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN F; PORIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KV1.2; SODIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; KV1.2 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PORINS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

EID: 84885444164     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201311014     Document Type: Article

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