BiophysicsbioRxiv
Multiscale simulations reveal key features of the proton pumping mechanism in cytochrome c oxidase
Ruibin Liang, Jessica M J Swanson, Yuxing Peng…·Gregory Voth
This paper uses multiscale simulations to analyze proton transport in cytochrome c oxidase, showing that proton pumping and chemical proton transfer are thermodynamically driven by electron transfer and kinetically distinct.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1601982113