The Molecular Mechanism of Ion-Dependent Gating in Secondary Transporters

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Chunfeng ^a   Noskov, Sergei Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DYNAMICS; FREE ENERGY; ION EXCHANGE; METAL IONS; OSMOSIS; PROTEINS; SODIUM; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUBSTRATES;

BINDING-SITES; CONCENTRATION- GRADIENTS; CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS; INTEGRAL MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ION BINDING; LIPID MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; SODIUM IONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

FACINGS;

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN MHP1; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROTEIN BINDING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLASMA MEMBRANE NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SODIUM;

EID: 84887289890     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003296     Document Type: Article

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