Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)

This brief discusses the mechanism of functional expression of a protein or protein complex utilizing the ATP hydrolysis cycle or proton-motive force from a unique point of view focused on the roles of water. A variety of processes are considered such as the unidirectional movement of a linear-motor protein along a filament, insertion of an unfolded protein into a chaperonin and release of the folded protein from it, transport of diverse substrates across the membrane by a transporter, and directed rotation of the central subunit within a rotatory motor protein complex. These topics are discussed in a unified manner within the same theoretical framework. The author argues that water plays imperative roles in the functional expression of these molecular machines. A pivotal factor is the entropic force or potential originating from the translational displacement of water molecules coexisting with the molecular machines in the entire system.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
Release date:	June 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Masahiro Kinoshita
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	70
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-1484-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Statistical physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Proteins
LSN:	981-10-1484-1
Barcode:	9789811014840

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