Molecular dynamics simulations of potassium channels

• Authors: Carmen Domene
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Despite the complexity of ion-channels, MD simulations based on realistic all-atom models have become a powerful technique for providing accurate descriptions of the structure and dynamics of these systems, complementing and reinforcing experimental work. Successful multidisciplinary collaborations, progress in the experimental determination of three-dimensional structures of membrane proteins together with new algorithms for molecular simulations and the increasing speed and availability of supercomputers, have made possible a considerable progress in this area of biophysics. This review aims at highlighting some of the work in the area of potassium channels and molecular dynamics simulations where numerous fundamental questions about the structure, function, folding and dynamics of these systems remain as yet unresolved challenges. [...]

Keywords

EN

Membrane proteins; ion channels; potassium channels; lipids; molecular dynamics simulations; selectivity; gating

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 635-671

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2007

online

20 - 5 - 2007

Contributors

author

Carmen Domene

• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK

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