Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines
Published on 14. June 2016
X, 70 pages
978-981-10-1486-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
Springer Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
X, 70 p. 30 illus., 24 illus. in color.
File size
2,62 MB
ISBN-13
978-981-10-1486-4 (9789811014864)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-1486-4
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Masahiro Kinoshita
Mechanism of Functional Expression of the Molecular Machines
Book
06/2016
Springer
€53.49
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Person
Prof. Dr. Masahiro KinoshitaInstitute of Advanced Energy Kyoto University
Content
Introduction.- Importance of Translational, Configurational Entropy of Water.- Molecular Machines.- Concluding Remarks: Mechanism of Functional Expression Common in the Molecular Machines.
