“Molecular Dynamics of Membrane Protein and Receptor Protein Binding” by Westbrook
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1992
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More from SIGGRAPH 1992:
Title:
- Molecular Dynamics of Membrane Protein and Receptor Protein Binding
Program Title:
- Showcase
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Project Affiliation:
- Argonne National Laboratory and University of Illinois at Chicago
Description:
This project uses computer graphics to develop an understanding of structural biology dynamical processes. The graphics illustrate the probable means by which cholera toxin transports an intact protein through a target cell’s external membrane while intoxicating the cell. In this process, cholera toxin recognizes and binds an external membrane-bound receptor, triggering a dynamic change in the structure of the toxin and the membrane; a portion of the toxin and enzyme enter the cell.
