R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools
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...conformational changes. These tiny movements are then amplified tens or hundreds of thousands of times by propagating...membranes outside of their natural context or 3) be modified to extend at different pH levels.
Domesticating...soluble when extended (see figure to the right), we identified R-body mutants that extend at both lower and ...response to pH changes.
Beyond these applications, purified R bodies could also perform as actuators in microelectromechanical...