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A molecular motor for cellular delivery and sorting

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A biomolecular motor exploits a rigid-to-flexible transition of a protein tether, which allows thermal fluctuations to draw together vesicle membranes. This entropic motor helps traffic material into and around cells.

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Fig. 1: Comparing two types of molecular motors.

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Iram, S., Hinczewski, M. A molecular motor for cellular delivery and sorting. Nat. Phys. 19, 1081–1082 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02022-6

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