The motion of motor proteins on biopolymers is important for diverse biological processes. Actin, microtubules, and nucleic acids can serve as one-dimensional tracks on which motor proteins move.

Scientists reveal the role of hidden microbes called Asgard archaea in the origins of complex life, challenging long-held ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

Each cylindrical tube is filled with parallel rods of actin filaments bundled by cross-linking proteins. Filamentous actin is a chemical motor; the energy released upon synthesis and breakdown of ...

Asgard archaea emerged as a key piece in the puzzle of how complex life evolved, acting as a potential link between simple archaea and eukaryotes—organisms like plants and animals whose cells contain ...