Researchers Study Effects of Cellular Crowding on the Cell’s Transport System
This is the first time that cargo carried by motor proteins have been studied both in their native cell and in a setting that imitates the crowded cellular environment.
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Slowing down a molecular motor
Molecular crowding slows down cargo carried inside cells by teams of motor proteins.
Nature Middle East | July 6, 2020
Macromolecular crowding acts as a physical regulator of intracellular transport
Eukaryotic cell processes depend on molecular motors to transport cargo along cytoskeletal filaments, and the response of these mechanoenzymes to external forces shapes their cellular function
Nature Physics | July 6, 2020
Researchers study effects of cellular crowding on the cell's transport system
The researchers used high-resolution microscopy and laser optical tweezers to study motor proteins.
PhysOrg | July 6, 2020