Molecular simulations of the large conductance mechanosensitive (MscL) channel under mechanical loading
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- 23 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 512 (1-3) , 185-190
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02254-8
Abstract
The MscL channel is a mechanosensitive channel which is gated by membrane stress or tension. Here, we describe a series of simulations which apply simulated mechanical stress to a molecular model of ...Keywords
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