Influence of Protein Flexibility on the Electrostatic Energy Landscape in Gramicidin A

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2005

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Corry, Ben
Chung, Shin-Ho

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Springer

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We describe an electrostatic model of the gramicidin A channel that allows protein atoms to move in response to the presence of a permeating ion. To do this, molecular dynamics simulations are carried out with a permeating ion at various positions within

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Keywords: gramicidin A; ion channel; article; atom; calculation; conductance; electricity; energy; molecular dynamics; protein structure; simulation; statistical significance; Computer Simulation; Diffusion; Elasticity; Electrostatics; Energy Transfer; Gramicidin; Brownian dynamics; Conductance; Electrostatics; Gramicidin A; Ion channels; Ion permeation; Molecular dynamics; Protein motion; Simulation

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European Biophysics Journal

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