Na + /Ca 2+ selectivity in the bacterial voltage-gated sodium channel NavAb

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2013

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Corry, Ben

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The recent publication of a number of high resolution bacterial voltage-gated sodium channel structures has opened the door for the mechanisms employed by these channels to distinguish between ions to be elucidated. The way these channels select between N

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Keywords: calcium ion; glutamic acid; sodium ion; unclassified drug; voltage gated sodium channel; voltage gated sodium channel NavAb; article; channel gating; energy; hydration; hydrogen bond; ion transport; molecular dynamics; molecular interaction; protein inter Action potential; Bacterial channel; Calcium channel; Ion channel; Ion selectivity; Molecular dynamics; Simulation; Sodium channel

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