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SUBMITTER: Mukai C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4051345 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mukai Chinatsu C Bergkvist Magnus M Nelson Jacquelyn L JL Travis Alexander J AJ
Chemistry & biology 20090901 9
The development of complex hybrid organic-inorganic devices faces several challenges, including how they can generate energy. Cells face similar challenges regarding local energy production. Mammalian sperm solve this problem by generating ATP down the flagellar principal piece by means of glycolytic enzymes, several of which are tethered to a cytoskeletal support via germ-cell-specific targeting domains. Inspired by this design, we have produced recombinant hexokinase type 1 and glucose-6-phosp ...[more]