Simulaciones de MD de la formación espontánea de micelas de proteínas de membrana / detergente

Peter J Bond1, Jonathan M Cuthbertson, Sundeep S Deol

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK.

Resumen

Las simulaciones de dinámica molecular revelan vías comunes para la formación de micelas de dodecilfosfocolina alrededor de las proteínas de la membrana. Estos hallazgos explican el autoensamblaje de la micella del detergente para estudios de proteínas y procesos biológicos.

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