• openAccess   Fluctuation-Driven Transport in Biological Nanopores. A 3D Poisson–Nernst–Planck Study 

      Aguilella-Arzo, Marcel; Queralt-Martín, María; López, María Lidón; Alcaraz, Antonio MDPI (2017)
      Living systems display a variety of situations in which non-equilibrium fluctuations couple to certain protein functions yielding astonishing results. Here we study the bacterial channel OmpF under conditions similar to ...
    • closedAccess   Insights on the permeability of wide protein channels: measurement and interpretation of ion selectivity 

      Aguilella, Vicente; Queralt-Martín, María; Aguilella-Arzo, Marcel; Alcaraz, Antonio Royal Society of Chemistry (2012-10-11)
      Ion channels are hollow proteins that have evolved to exhibit discrimination between charged solutes. This property, known as ion selectivity is critical for several biological functions. By using the bacterial porin OmpF ...
    • openAccess   The ionic selectivity of large protein ion channels 

      Aguilella, Vicente; Alcaraz, Antonio Institut d'Estudis Catalans. Secció de Ciències i Tecnologia (2008)
      Large, highly conductive ion channels have a major functional role in the cell life cycle. They allow the exchange of charged and neutral solutes across the cell membrane envelope and regulate the influx of nutrients ...