Chemical Society Reviews Blog

Motor proteins power a plethora of complex tasks inside cells. By walking step by step along polymeric filaments, these molecular motors carry out tasks essential to life. In recent years, biological molecular walkers have been inspiring scientists to develop artifical systems that can mimic their dynamics.

In their Chem Soc Rev critical review, David Leigh and Max von Delius from the University of Edinburgh, UK, provide an overview of molecules that can walk along tracks – from naturally occurring walkers from the dynein, myosin and kinesin families to synthetic systems based on DNA or small molecule building blocks.

Download the review today – it’s a big step towards keeping up-to-date with the most exciting research on molecular motors and machines.

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David Leigh is a Chemical Science Associate Editor welcoming submissions of exceptional research in the area of supramolecular chemistry. For more information, visit the Chemical Science website or contact the Editorial Office.