id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-272986-ebgusf3o Cao, Yipeng Computational Study of Ions and Water Permeation and Transportation Mechanisms of the SARS-CoV-2 Pentameric E Protein Channel 2020-05-17 .txt text/plain 4339 267 56 title: Computational Study of Ions and Water Permeation and Transportation Mechanisms of the SARS-CoV-2 Pentameric E Protein Channel (SARS-CoV) In this study, we provide insights into the function of the SARS-CoV-2 E protein channel and the ion and water permeation mechanisms on the basis of combined in silico methods. Overall, these results provide structural-basis insights and molecular-dynamic information that are needed to understand the regulatory mechanisms of ion permeability in the pentameric SARS-CoV-2 E protein channel. We tried to use potential mean force (PMF) to reveal the permeability of different physiological ions and water molecules in the pores of the E protein pentamer. Figure 3A shows the PMF of ions and water molecules permeating through the SARS-CoV-2 E protein pentamer pore. The free energy calculation of the ions permeating through the SARS-CoV-2 pentameric E protein channel strongly suggests that the pore has selection permeability for monovalent ions. ./cache/cord-272986-ebgusf3o.txt ./txt/cord-272986-ebgusf3o.txt