Life implies movement. Most forms of movement in the living world are powered by tiny
protein machines known as molecular motors. Among the best known are motors that use …

Cells use molecular motors, such as myosins, to move, position and segregate their
organelles. Class V myosins possess biochemical and structural properties that should …

Myosin V is a dimeric molecular motor that moves processively on actin, with the center of
mass moving∼ 37 nanometers for each adenosine triphosphate hydrolyzed. We have …

Targeted at a broad audience ranging from chemists and biochemists to physicists and
engineers, this book covers advanced research while being written in an easily …

Human antibody 2G12 neutralizes a broad range of human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) isolates by binding an unusually dense cluster of carbohydrate moieties on the …

The field of microrheology is concerned with how materials store and dissipate mechanical
energy as a function of length scale. Recent developments in the theory and instrumentation …

Nanotechnology, science, and engineering spearhead the 21st century revolution that is
leading to fundamental breakthroughs in the way materials, devices, and systems are …

In the history of science and technology, researchers have always undertaken endeavors to
enhance the degree of “directness of measurement”. With “directness of measurement”, we …

Melanosomes are morphologically and functionally unique organelles within which melanin
pigments are synthesized and stored. Melanosomes share some characteristics with …

The structural change that generates force and motion in actomyosin motility has been
proposed to be tilting of the myosin light chain domain, which serves as a lever arm. Several …