Accurate polarity control and parallel alignment of actin filaments for myosin-powered transport systems

Makito Miyazaki; Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. Jr.; Katsuyuki Shiroguchi

doi:10.1039/c3ra41112e

Accurate polarity control and parallel alignment of actin filaments for myosin-powered transport systems

Makito Miyazaki, Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr. Jr., Katsuyuki Shiroguchi^*

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An actin filament is a micrometer-long biological filament, which serves as a track of transport systems in cells. The filament exhibits polarity while myosin transports a cargo along it unidirectionally. Here, we established a method to align many actin filaments parallel with each other on a substrate with uniform (>99%) polarity as assessed by myosin movements. This actin array is an ideal candidate for the construction of a nano-scale unidirectional transport system powered by myosin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8728-8733
Number of pages	6
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	3
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra41112e
Publication status	Published - 2013 Jun 21

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