Molecular Machines and Human Disorders

Fumio Oosawa, Aichi Institute of Technology, Aichi, Japan

Published online: September 2005

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005168

Living cells contain various kinds of molecular machine constructed from protein molecules, sometimes with nucleic acid molecules. They work for free energy conversion, information transfer and the performance of specific physical and chemical processes.

Keywords: ATP synthetase; sliding machine; cargo transport; proteasome; chaperonin; syndromes; neuropathy; cardiomyopathy; deafness; myosin family; troponins

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Protein Structure | Cell Motility and Transport | Mutational Mechanisms of Genetic Disease | Proteins: Structure, Function, Metabolism
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Oosawa, Fumio(Sep 2005) Molecular Machines and Human Disorders. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0005168]