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ArticleNature communications2020

Force generation by a propagating wave of supramolecular nanofibers.

Ryou Kubota, Masahiro Makuta, Ryo Suzuki, Masatoshi Ichikawa, Motomu Tanaka, Itaru Hamachi

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ryou KubotaDepartment of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-8169
Masahiro MakutaDepartment of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.
Ryo SuzukiCenter for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7603-2194
Masatoshi IchikawaDepartment of Physics, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-2106
Motomu TanakaCenter for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3663-9554
Itaru HamachiDepartment of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan. ihamachi@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-3916
Kyoto University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic spatiotemporal patterns that arise from out-of-equilibrium biochemical reactions generate forces in living cells. Despite considerable recent efforts, rational design of spatiotemporal patterns in artificial molecular systems remains at an early stage of development. Here, we describe force generation by a propagating wave of supramolecular nanofibers. Inspired by actin dynamics, a reaction network is designed to control the formation and degradation of nanofibers by two chemically orthogonal stimuli. Real-time fluorescent imaging successfully visualizes the propagating wave based on spatiotemporally coupled generation and collapse of nanofibers. Numerical simulation indicates that the concentration gradient of degradation stimulus and the smaller diffusion coefficient of the nanofiber are critical for wave emergence. Moreover, the force (0.005 pN) generated by chemophoresis and/or depletion force of this propagating wave can move nanobeads along the wave direction.

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Models, ChemicalHydrogelsKineticsMechanical PhenomenaMolecular StructureNanofibersProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyHydrogels

Identifiers

PMID32669562
PMCPMC7363860
OpenAlexW3042768113

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