Electrical docking of microtubules for kinesin-driven motility in nanostructures
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Beitragende
Abstract
We demonstrate localized electrical control of the docking of microtubules onto engineered kinesin-coated structures. After applying a voltage to a gold electrode, we observe an enhanced transport of microtubules from solution toward the surface and a subsequent increase of the amount of moving microtubule shuttles. Switching off the voltage leads to a partial detachment of microtubules from the surface. The surface coverage of microtubules, during both the docking and undocking events, follows an exponential time dependence. We provide a simple kinetic model, incorporating the equilibrium between free and surface-bound microtubules, that explains these data.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 235-241 |
Seitenumfang | 7 |
Fachzeitschrift | Nano letters |
Jahrgang | 5 |
Ausgabenummer | 2 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 8 Jan. 2005 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Extern publiziert | Ja |
Externe IDs
PubMed | 15794603 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-0750-8515/work/142235592 |