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Frasch WD, Bukhari ZA, Yanagisawa S. F1FO ATP synthase molecular motor mechanisms. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:965620. [PMID: 36081786 PMCID: PMC9447477 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.965620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The F-ATP synthase, consisting of F1 and FO motors connected by a central rotor and the stators, is the enzyme responsible for synthesizing the majority of ATP in all organisms. The F1 (αβ)3 ring stator contains three catalytic sites. Single-molecule F1 rotation studies revealed that ATP hydrolysis at each catalytic site (0°) precedes a power-stroke that rotates subunit-γ 120° with angular velocities that vary with rotational position. Catalytic site conformations vary relative to subunit-γ position (βE, empty; βD, ADP bound; βT, ATP-bound). During a power stroke, βE binds ATP (0°–60°) and βD releases ADP (60°–120°). Årrhenius analysis of the power stroke revealed that elastic energy powers rotation via unwinding the γ-subunit coiled-coil. Energy from ATP binding at 34° closes βE upon subunit-γ to drive rotation to 120° and forcing the subunit-γ to exchange its tether from βE to βD, which changes catalytic site conformations. In F1FO, the membrane-bound FO complex contains a ring of c-subunits that is attached to subunit-γ. This c-ring rotates relative to the subunit-a stator in response to transmembrane proton flow driven by a pH gradient, which drives subunit-γ rotation in the opposite direction to force ATP synthesis in F1. Single-molecule studies of F1FO embedded in lipid bilayer nanodisks showed that the c-ring transiently stopped F1-ATPase-driven rotation every 36° (at each c-subunit in the c10-ring of E. coli F1FO) and was able to rotate 11° in the direction of ATP synthesis. Protonation and deprotonation of the conserved carboxyl group on each c-subunit is facilitated by separate groups of subunit-a residues, which were determined to have different pKa’s. Mutations of any of any residue from either group changed both pKa values, which changed the occurrence of the 11° rotation proportionately. This supports a Grotthuss mechanism for proton translocation and indicates that proton translocation occurs during the 11° steps. This is consistent with a mechanism in which each 36° of rotation the c-ring during ATP synthesis involves a proton translocation-dependent 11° rotation of the c-ring, followed by a 25° rotation driven by electrostatic interaction of the negatively charged unprotonated carboxyl group to the positively charged essential arginine in subunit-a.
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Qin X, Wang H, Wei X. Intra-droplet particle enrichment in a focused acoustic field. RSC Adv 2020; 10:11565-11572. [PMID: 35496581 PMCID: PMC9050619 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01512a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Particle enrichment is an important preparation or collection process in biomedical and biochemical experiments, but the enrichment process in droplets is harder to realize than in continuous fluid. Here we demonstrate an on-chip, label-free and controllable intra-droplet particle enrichment realized in a focused acoustic field. In this process, droplets containing microparticles are trapped, merged together and split off in the focused acoustic region, resulting in droplets with particles of high concentration. By changing the experimental conditions, the degree of enrichment of this method can be tuned up to 26 times, which enables it to meet requirements for sample preparation in various applications. Particle enrichment is an important preparation/collection process in biomedical and biochemical experiments, but enrichment in droplets is harder to realize than in continuous fluid. We demonstrate an intra-droplet particle enrichment in a focused acoustic field.![]()
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- Xianming Qin
- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an
- China
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Ishigure Y, Nitta T. Simulating an Actomyosin in Vitro Motility Assay: Toward the Rational Design of Actomyosin-Based Microtransporters. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2015; 14:641-8. [PMID: 26087497 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2015.2443373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We present a simulation study of an actomyosin in vitro motility assay. In vitro motility assays have served as an essential element facilitating the application of actomyosin in nanotechnology; such applications include biosensors and biocomputation. Although actomyosin in vitro motility assays have been extensively investigated, some ambiguities remain, as a result of the limited spatio-temporal resolution and unavoidable uncertainties associated with the experimental process. These ambiguities hamper the rational design of nanodevices for practical applications. Here, with the aim of moving toward a rational design process, we developed a 3D computer simulation method of an actomyosin in vitro motility assay, based on a Brownian dynamics simulation. The simulation explicitly included the ATP hydrolysis cycle of myosin. The simulation was validated by the reproduction of previous experimental results. More importantly, the simulation provided new insights that are difficult to obtain experimentally, including data on the number of myosin motors actually binding to actin filaments, the mechanism responsible for the guiding of actin filaments by chemical edges, and the effect of the processivity of motor proteins on the guiding probabilities. The simulations presented here will be useful in interpreting experimental results, and also in designing future nanodevices integrated with myosin motors.
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Steuerwald D, Früh SM, Griss R, Lovchik RD, Vogel V. Nanoshuttles propelled by motor proteins sequentially assemble molecular cargo in a microfluidic device. LAB ON A CHIP 2014; 14:3729-3738. [PMID: 25008788 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00385c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanoshuttles powered by the molecular motor kinesin have the potential to capture and concentrate rare molecules from solution as well as to transport, sort and assemble them in a high-throughput manner. One long-thought-of goal has been the realisation of a molecular assembly line with nanoshuttles as workhorses. To harness them for this purpose might allow the community to engineer novel materials and nanodevices. The central milestone towards this goal is to expose nanoshuttles to a series of different molecules or building blocks and load them sequentially to build hierarchical structures, macromolecules or materials. Here, we addressed this challenge by exploiting the synergy of two so far mostly complementary techniques, nanoshuttle-mediated active transport and pressure-driven passive transport, integrated into a single microfluidic device to demonstrate the realisation of a molecular assembly line. Multiple step protocols can thus be miniaturised to a highly parallelised and autonomous working lab-on-a-chip: in each reaction chamber, analytes or building blocks are captured from solution and are then transported by nanoshuttles across fluid flow boundaries in the next chamber. Cargo can thus be assembled, modified, analysed and eventually unloaded in a procedure that requires only one step by its operator.
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- Dirk Steuerwald
- Laboratory of Applied Mechanobiology, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Zhao Y, Chen D, Yue H, French JB, Rufo J, Benkovic SJ, Huang TJ. Lab-on-a-chip technologies for single-molecule studies. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:2183-98. [PMID: 23670195 PMCID: PMC3955889 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc90042h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recent developments on various lab-on-a-chip techniques allow miniaturized and integrated devices to perform on-chip single-molecule studies. Fluidic-based platforms that utilize unique microscale fluidic behavior are capable of conducting single-molecule experiments with high sensitivities and throughputs, while biomolecular systems can be studied on-chip using techniques such as DNA curtains, magnetic tweezers, and solid-state nanopores. The advances of these on-chip single-molecule techniques lead to next-generation lab-on-a-chip devices, such as DNA transistors, and single-molecule real-time (SMRT) technology for rapid and low-cost whole genome DNA sequencing. In this Focus article, we will discuss some recent successes in the development of lab-on-a-chip techniques for single-molecule studies and expound our thoughts on the near future of on-chip single-molecule studies.
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- Yanhui Zhao
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
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Liu C, Qu Y, Luo Y, Fang N. Recent advances in single-molecule detection on micro- and nano-fluidic devices. Electrophoresis 2012; 32:3308-18. [PMID: 22134976 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Single-molecule detection (SMD) allows static and dynamic heterogeneities from seemingly equal molecules to be revealed in the studies of molecular structures and intra- and inter-molecular interactions. Micro- and nanometer-sized structures, including channels, chambers, droplets, etc., in microfluidic and nanofluidic devices allow diffusion-controlled reactions to be accelerated and provide high signal-to-noise ratio for optical signals. These two active research frontiers have been combined to provide unprecedented capabilities for chemical and biological studies. This review summarizes the advances of SMD performed on microfluidic and nanofluidic devices published in the past five years. The latest developments on optical SMD methods, microfluidic SMD platforms, and on-chip SMD applications are discussed herein and future development directions are also envisioned.
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- Chang Liu
- Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa, USA
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Kausar A, Nagano H, Kuwahara Y, Ogata T, Kurihara S. Photocontrolled Manipulation of a Microscale Object: A Rotational or Translational Mechanism. Chemistry 2010; 17:508-15. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Abu Kausar
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bio‐chemistry, Kumamoto University, 2‐39‐1 Kurokami, Kumamoto (Japan), Fax: (+81) 96‐342‐3679
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta (Canada)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bio‐chemistry, Kumamoto University, 2‐39‐1 Kurokami, Kumamoto (Japan), Fax: (+81) 96‐342‐3679
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bio‐chemistry, Kumamoto University, 2‐39‐1 Kurokami, Kumamoto (Japan), Fax: (+81) 96‐342‐3679
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bio‐chemistry, Kumamoto University, 2‐39‐1 Kurokami, Kumamoto (Japan), Fax: (+81) 96‐342‐3679
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Bio‐chemistry, Kumamoto University, 2‐39‐1 Kurokami, Kumamoto (Japan), Fax: (+81) 96‐342‐3679
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Hiyama S, Moritani Y, Gojo R, Takeuchi S, Sutoh K. Biomolecular-motor-based autonomous delivery of lipid vesicles as nano- or microscale reactors on a chip. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:2741-8. [PMID: 20714497 DOI: 10.1039/c004615a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We aimed to create an autonomous on-chip system that performs targeted delivery of lipid vesicles (liposomes) as nano- or microscale reactors using machinery from biological systems. Reactor-liposomes would be ideal model cargoes to realize biomolecular-motor-based biochemical analysis chips; however, there are no existing systems that enable targeted delivery of cargo-liposomes in an autonomous manner. By exploiting biomolecular-motor-based motility and DNA hybridization, we demonstrate that single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)-labeled microtubules (MTs), gliding on kinesin-coated surfaces, acted as cargo transporters and that ssDNA-labeled cargo-liposomes were loaded/unloaded onto/from gliding MTs without bursting at loading reservoirs/micropatterned unloading sites specified by DNA base sequences. Our results contribute to the development of an alternative strategy to pressure-driven or electrokinetic flow-based microfluidic devices.
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- Satoshi Hiyama
- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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Measurement of contractile stress generated by cultured rat muscle on silicon cantilevers for toxin detection and muscle performance enhancement. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11042. [PMID: 20548775 PMCID: PMC2883552 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background To date, biological components have been incorporated into MEMS devices to create cell-based sensors and assays, motors and actuators, and pumps. Bio-MEMS technologies present a unique opportunity to study fundamental biological processes at a level unrealized with previous methods. The capability to miniaturize analytical systems enables researchers to perform multiple experiments in parallel and with a high degree of control over experimental variables for high-content screening applications. Methodology/Principal Findings We have demonstrated a biological microelectromechanical system (BioMEMS) based on silicon cantilevers and an AFM detection system for studying the physiology and kinetics of myotubes derived from embryonic rat skeletal muscle. It was shown that it is possible to interrogate and observe muscle behavior in real time, as well as selectively stimulate the contraction of myotubes with the device. Stress generation of the tissue was estimated using a modification of Stoney's equation. Calculated stress values were in excellent agreement with previously published results for cultured myotubes, but not adult skeletal muscle. Other parameters such as time to peak tension (TPT), the time to half relaxation (½RT) were compared to the literature. It was observed that the myotubes grown on the BioMEMS device, while generating stress magnitudes comparable to those previously published, exhibited slower TPT and ½RT values. However, growth in an enhanced media increased these values. From these data it was concluded that the myotubes cultured on the cantilevers were of an embryonic phenotype. The system was also shown to be responsive to the application of a toxin, veratridine. Conclusions/Significance The device demonstrated here will provide a useful foundation for studying various aspects of muscle physiology and behavior in a controlled high-throughput manner as well as be useful for biosensor and drug discovery applications.
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Nitta T, Tanahashi A, Hirano M. In silico design and testing of guiding tracks for molecular shuttles powered by kinesin motors. LAB ON A CHIP 2010; 10:1447-1453. [PMID: 20480110 DOI: 10.1039/b926210e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present an extended computer simulation method which allows in silico design and testing of guiding tracks for molecular shuttles powered by kinesin motors. The simulation reproduced molecular shuttle movements under external forces and dissociation of shuttles from guiding track surfaces. The simulation was validated by comparing the simulation results with the corresponding experimental ones. Using the simulation, track designers can change guiding track designs, choose guiding methods, tune the strength of external forces, and test the module performance. This simulation would significantly reduce the effort expended in designing guiding tracks for molecular shuttles powered by kinesin motors.
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- Takahiro Nitta
- Department of Mathematical and Design Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan.
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Molecular Biomechanics: The Molecular Basis of How Forces Regulate Cellular Function. Cell Mol Bioeng 2010; 3:91-105. [PMID: 20700472 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-010-0109-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Recent advances have led to the emergence of molecular biomechanics as an essential element of modern biology. These efforts focus on theoretical and experimental studies of the mechanics of proteins and nucleic acids, and the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of stress transmission, mechanosensing and mechanotransduction in living cells. In particular, single-molecule biomechanics studies of proteins and DNA, and mechanochemical coupling in biomolecular motors have demonstrated the critical importance of molecular mechanics as a new frontier in bioengineering and life sciences. To stimulate a more systematic study of the basic issues in molecular biomechanics, and attract a broader range of researchers to enter this emerging field, here we discuss its significance and relevance, describe the important issues to be addressed and the most critical questions to be answered, summarize both experimental and theoretical/computational challenges, and identify some short-term and long-term goals for the field. The needs to train young researchers in molecular biomechanics with a broader knowledge base, and to bridge and integrate molecular, subcellular and cellular level studies of biomechanics are articulated.
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Amrute‐Nayak M, Diensthuber R, Steffen W, Kathmann D, Hartmann F, Fedorov R, Urbanke C, Manstein D, Brenner B, Tsiavaliaris G. Targeted Optimization of a Protein Nanomachine for Operation in Biohybrid Devices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 49:312-6. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.200905200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Mamta Amrute‐Nayak
- Institut für Molekular‐ und Zellphysiologie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany)
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Molekular‐ und Zellphysiologie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany)
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Molekular‐ und Zellphysiologie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany)
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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Amrute‐Nayak M, Diensthuber R, Steffen W, Kathmann D, Hartmann F, Fedorov R, Urbanke C, Manstein D, Brenner B, Tsiavaliaris G. Targeted Optimization of a Protein Nanomachine for Operation in Biohybrid Devices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200905200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mamta Amrute‐Nayak
- Institut für Molekular‐ und Zellphysiologie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany)
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Molekular‐ und Zellphysiologie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany)
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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- Institut für Molekular‐ und Zellphysiologie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (Germany)
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- Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie OE4350, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl‐Neuberg‐Strasse 1, 30623 Hannover (Germany), Fax: (+49) 511‐532‐5966 http://www.mh‐hannover.de/bpc_uncmyo.html
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Nilsson J, Evander M, Hammarström B, Laurell T. Review of cell and particle trapping in microfluidic systems. Anal Chim Acta 2009; 649:141-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2009.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 405] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2009] [Revised: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Kausar A, Nagano H, Ogata T, Nonaka T, Kurihara S. Photocontrolled translational motion of a microscale solid object on azobenzene-doped liquid-crystalline films. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009; 48:2144-7. [PMID: 19204969 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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On the move: Irradiation of azobenzene-doped liquid crystalline films with UV/Vis light results in the photocontrolled translational motion of microscale solid object on the surface, which occurs through cis-trans isomerization of the azobenzene unit. Irradiation with an Ar(+) laser (488 nm) resulted in precise control of the translational motion so that the particle always moved away from the irradiation position (see picture).
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- Abu Kausar
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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Kausar A, Nagano H, Ogata T, Nonaka T, Kurihara S. Photocontrolled Translational Motion of a Microscale Solid Object on Azobenzene-Doped Liquid-Crystalline Films. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200804762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Living system use many types of micro or nano-mechanical systems, which are called "motor protein". Those biological motors have unique features, such as nano-meter scaled molecular motor, high efficiently energy transduction from chemical energy or having a capacity of self-assembly. The realization of bio-hybrid micro-machines to integrate such motor proteins and micro-or nano-structures fabricated of inorganic materials, would have some potential values that are not achieved by traditional electronic, magnetic or optical devices. In this paper, we discuss a possibility of motor proteins to use as driving unit for micro analysis systems, such as Lab on a chip or microTAS (micro Total Analysis System) devices.
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- Yuichi Hiratsuka
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Nomi City, Japan.
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Greene AC, Trent AM, Bachand GD. Controlling kinesin motor proteins in nanoengineered systems through a metal-binding on/off switch. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 101:478-86. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In recent years, relatively simple MEMS fabrications have helped accelerate our knowledge of the microbial cell. Current progress and challenges in the application of lab-on-a-chip devices to the viable microbe are reviewed. Furthermore, the degree to which microbiologists are becoming the engineers and are tailoring microbial cells and protocells as potential components for bioMEMS devices is highlighted. We conclude this is a highly productive time for microbiologists and microengineers to unite their shared interest in the micron scale world.
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- Colin J Ingham
- Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Nieuwe Kanaal 9A, 6709, PA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Soto CM, Martin BD, Sapsford KE, Blum AS, Ratna BR. Toward single molecule detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B: mobile sandwich immunoassay on gliding microtubules. Anal Chem 2008; 80:5433-40. [PMID: 18543949 DOI: 10.1021/ac800541x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
An immunoassay based on gliding microtubules (MTs) is described for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B. Detection is performed in a sandwich immunoassay format. Gliding microtubules carry the antigen-specific "capture" antibody, and bound analyte is detected using a fluorescent viral scaffold as the tracer. A detailed modification scheme for the MTs postpolymerization is described along with corresponding quantification by fluorescence spectroscopy. The resultant antibody-MTs maintain their morphology and gliding capabilities. We report a limit of detection down to 0.5 ng/mL during active transport in a 30 min assay time and down to 1 ng/mL on static surfaces. This study demonstrates the kinesin/MT-mediated capture, transport, and detection of the biowarfare agent SEB in a microfluidic format.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carissa M Soto
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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