Assembled capsules transportation driven by motor proteins

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Contributors

  • Weixing Song - , CAS - Institute of Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Author)
  • Qiang He - , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Author)
  • Yue Cui - , CAS - Institute of Chemistry (Author)
  • Helmuth Möhwald - , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Author)
  • Stefan Diez - , Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • Junbai Li - , CAS - Institute of Chemistry (Author)

Abstract

An active biomimetic system by integrating kinesin motor, microtubule, and man-made biomimetic microcapsule has been constructed. Biomimetic microcapsules were fabricated by using the layer-by-layer technique and could serve as cargos in this active biomimetic system. Both of the hollow and filled capsules as cargos can be transported by kinesin motors along microtubules. It may help to create kinesin-powered complex hybrid micro- and nanodevices.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-178
Number of pages4
JournalBiochemical and biophysical research communications
Volume379
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2009
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 19100716
ORCID /0000-0002-0750-8515/work/142235574

Keywords

Keywords

  • Assembly, Biomimetic, Biomolecular motor, Capsule, Kinesin

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