Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems

GA Knappe, EC Wamhoff, M Bathe - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
DNA origami has emerged as a powerful method to generate DNA nanostructures with
dynamic properties and nanoscale control. These nanostructures enable complex …

Nanoarchitectonics for coordination asymmetry and related chemistry

K Ariga, M Shionoya - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Nanoarchitectonics is a concept envisioned to produce functional materials from nanoscale
units through fusion of nanotechnology with other scientific disciplines. For component …

In situ integrated microrobots driven by artificial muscles built from biomolecular motors

Y Wang, T Nitta, Y Hiratsuka, K Morishima - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
Microrobots have been developed for applications in the submillimeter domain such as the
manipulation of micro-objects and microsurgery. Rapid progress has been achieved in …

Synthetic systems powered by biological molecular motors

G Saper, H Hess - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological molecular motors (or biomolecular motors for short) are nature's solution to the
efficient conversion of chemical energy to mechanical movement. In biological systems …

Molecular cybernetics: challenges toward cellular chemical artificial intelligence

S Murata, T Toyota, SM Nomura… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Research on so‐called “chemical artificial intelligence”(CAI) is an emerging field with the
aim of constructing information‐processing systems with learning capabilities based on …

DNA origami-based protein networks: from basic construction to emerging applications

G Kong, M Xiong, L Liu, L Hu, HM Meng, G Ke… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural living systems are driven by delicate protein networks whose functions are precisely
controlled by many parameters, such as number, distance, orientation, and position …

Dynamic programming of a DNA walker controlled by protons

D Yao, S Bhadra, E Xiong, H Liang, AD Ellington… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
We have now constructed a four-legged DNA walker based on toehold exchange reactions
whose movement is controlled by alternating pH changes. A well-characterized, pH …

Generation of stable microtubule superstructures by binding of peptide-fused tetrameric proteins to inside and outside

H Inaba, Y Sueki, M Ichikawa, AMR Kabir, T Iwasaki… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Microtubules play important roles in biological functions by forming superstructures, such as
doublets and branched structures, in vivo. Despite the importance, it is challenging to …

Modulation of microtubule properties and functions by encapsulation of nanomaterials using a Tau-derived peptide

H Inaba, K Matsuura - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Microtubules (MTs) are hollow cytoskeletons with typically 15 nm inner diameter, which are
crucial for various cellular activities including structural support, transport, and cell division …

Molecular swarm robots: recent progress and future challenges

AMR Kabir, D Inoue, A Kakugo - Science and technology of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Recent advancements in molecular robotics have been greatly contributed by the progress
in various fields of science and technology, particularly in supramolecular chemistry, bio-and …