Molecular dynamics simulations elucidate the mechanism of proton transport in the glutamate transporter EAAT3

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2675-2683

  Heinzelmann, Germano ^a   Kuyucak, Serdar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTON;

BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GLUTAMIC ACID; ION TRANSPORT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTONS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84902984282     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.010     Document Type: Article

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