K(+)/Na(+) selectivity of the KcsA potassium channel from microscopic free energy perturbation calculations.

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Microscopic molecular dynamics free energy perturbation calculations of the K(+)/Na(+) selectivity in the KcsA potassium channel, based on its experimental three-dimensional structure, are reported. The relative binding free energies for K(+) and Na(+) in the most relevant ion occupancy states of the four-site selectivity filter are calculated. The previously proposed mechanism for ion permeation through the KcsA...

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