Motor proteins and molecular motors: how to operate machines at the nanoscale

• Published in: Journal of physics. Condensed matter Vol. 25; no. 46; pp. 463101 - 13
• Main Author: Kolomeisky, Anatoly B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 20.11.2013; Institute of Physics
• Subjects: Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Chemical energy; Condensed matter; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics; Miscellaneous; Models, Molecular; Molecular Motor Proteins - chemistry; Molecular Motor Proteins - metabolism; Molecular motors; Motors; Nanostructure; Nanostructures; Proteins; Transport; Continuum; Nanometer scale; Stochastic model; Ratchetting; Molecular dynamics method; Structural model; Nanostructure; Molecular motor; Protein

Several classes of biological molecules that transform chemical energy into mechanical work are known as motor proteins or molecular motors. These nanometer-sized machines operate in noisy stochastic isothermal environments, strongly supporting fundamental cellular processes such as the transfer of...