A Design of an Autonomous Molecule Loading/Transporting/Unloading System Using DNA Hybridization and Biomolecular Linear Motors

Satoshi Hiyama (1) , Y. Isogawa (2) , T. Suda (1) , Y. Moritani (1) , Kazuo Sutoh (2)

1 DoCoMo USA Labs
2 Department of Life Sciences

This paper describes a design of a molecular propagation system in molecular communication. Molecular communication is a new communication paradigm where biological and artificially-created nanomachines communicate over a short distance using molecules. A molecular propagation system in molecular communication directionally transports molecules from a sender to a receiver. In the design described in this paper, protein filaments glide over immobilized motor proteins along preconfigured microlithographic tracks, and the gliding protein filaments carry and transport molecules from a sender to a receiver. In the design, DNA hybridization is used to load and unload the molecules onto and from the carriers at a sender and a receiver. In the design, loading/transporting/unloading processes are autonomous and require no external

Mots clés: Molecular communication; Autonomous molecular propagation system; Biomolecular linear motors; In vitro gliding assay; DNA hybridization; and Reversible loading

Domaines: Biophysique [physics.bio-ph]

Satoshi Hiyama, Y. Isogawa, T. Suda, Y. Moritani, Kazuo Sutoh. A Design of an Autonomous Molecule Loading/Transporting/Unloading System Using DNA Hybridization and Biomolecular Linear Motors. ENS 2005, Dec 2005, Paris, France. pp.75-80. ⟨hal-00166989⟩