Chemical Communications · 2005 · 47 citations · 22 references
Life SciencesBioengineeringBiophysicsCytoskeletonNanobiotechnologyNanotechnologyCytoskeletal DynamicsCytoskeletal TransportMicrotubule-based TransportMolecular MachinesMolecular MotorsMotor ProteinsKinesin MotilityKinesin MotorsMicrotubule-based MotilityMolecular Motor DynamicsMolecular Motor MechanicsMotor Protein FunctionMotor Protein MechanicsPyruvate Kinase Regulation
A new nano-biomachine has been created from microtubules (MTs) and hetero-bifunctional polymer particles bearing pyruvate kinase, which is propelled on glass surfaces coated with kinesin by use of self-supplying ATP.
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