A DNA-based molecular motor that can navigate a network of tracks

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-173

  Wickham, Shelley F J ^a   Bath, Jonathan ^a   Katsuda, Yousuke ^b   Endo, Masayuki ^c,d   Hidaka, Kumi ^b   Sugiyama, Hiroshi ^b,c,d   Turberfield, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNTHETIC FUELS;

ASSEMBLY LINE; EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNAL CONTROLS; LINEAR TRACKS; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MOTORS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; SYNTHETIC DNA;

DNA;

DNA; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; FLUORESCENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84858151469     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.253     Document Type: Article

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