Light-guided actin polymerization drives directed motility in protocells
Hideaki T. Matsubayashi, Shiva Razavi, Yuhei O. Tahara, Oghosa H. Akenuwa, T. Willow Rock, Daichi Nakajima, Rina Otsuka-Yamaguchi, Hideki Nakamura, Daniel A. Kramer, Tomoaki Matsuura, Baoyu Chen, Christopher T. Lee, Makoto Miyata, Satoshi Murata, Shinichiro M. Nomura, Takanari Inoue
This study demonstrates light-controlled actin polymerization in protocells, enabling directed motility and revealing the role of branched and linear actin networks in membrane protrusion.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology