Light-powered reactivation of flagella and contraction of microtubules network: towards building an artificial cell
R. Ahmad, C. Kleineberg, V. Nasirimarekani, Y. J. Su, S. Goli Pozveh, A. J. Bae, E. Bodenschatz, K. Sundmacher, I. Guido, T. Vidakovich-Koch, A. Gholami
This paper demonstrates a light-powered artificial system that integrates photosynthetic vesicles with flagella to control ATP synthesis and microtubule contraction in cell-like compartments.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics