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A Polysaccharide‐Based Container Transportation System Powered by Molecular Motors
Author(s) -
Tsuchiya Youichi,
Komori Tomotaka,
Hirano Minako,
Shiraki Tomohiro,
Kakugo Akira,
Ide Toru,
Gong JianPing,
Yamada Sunao,
Yanagida Toshio,
Shinkai Seiji
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200904909
Subject(s) - container (type theory) , molecular motor , host (biology) , myosin , nanotechnology , computer science , chemistry , engineering , materials science , mechanical engineering , biology , biochemistry , ecology
A valuable cargo : Polysaccharides (β‐1,3‐glucans) act as a host compound to various nanomaterial cargoes such as single‐walled carbon nanotubes. The cargo packed in the host container is transported on the rail (F‐actin) by wheels and a molecular motor (myosin) attached to the container (see picture). This artificial system is inspired by a container transportation system based on the motion of vesicles in biological cells.