DNA-assisted swarm control in a biomolecular motor system

Self-propelled molecular entities enable studying swarm behavior on a macroscopic scale but programmability of interactions has yet not been achieved. Here the authors show reversible regulation of DNA-functionalized microtubules by DNA signals and switching between solitary and swarm behaviour by e...

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Main Authors: Jakia Jannat Keya, Ryuhei Suzuki, Arif Md. Rashedul Kabir, Daisuke Inoue, Hiroyuki Asanuma, Kazuki Sada, Henry Hess, Akinori Kuzuya, Akira Kakugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02778-5