A modular spring-loaded actuator for mechanical activation of membrane proteins
Studies on mechanotransduction are limited by our ability to apply low range forces to specific mechanoreceptors on cell membranes. Here the authors report the Nano-winch, a programmable DNA origami-based molecular actuator, to manipulate multiple mechanoreceptors in parallel by exerting piconewton...
Main Authors: | A. Mills, N. Aissaoui, D. Maurel, J. Elezgaray, F. Morvan, J. J. Vasseur, E. Margeat, R. B. Quast, J. Lai Kee-Him, N. Saint, C. Benistant, A. Nord, F. Pedaci, G. Bellot |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-07-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30745-2 |
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