Abstract
The aquaporin-1 water channel was modeled in a palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidyl-choline lipid bilayer, by means of molecular dynamics simulations. Interaction of the protein with the membrane and inter-monomer interactions were analyzed. Structural features of the channel important for its biological function, including the Asn-Pro-Ala (NPA) motifs, and the diffusion of water molecules into the channels, were investigated. Simulations revealed the formation of single file water inside the channels for certain relative positions of the NPA motifs.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 212-218 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 504 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 31 2001 |
Keywords
- Aquaporin
- Aquaporin-1
- Asn-Pro-Ala motif
- Channel structure
- Molecular dynamics
- Water conduction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology