Collaborative Research: Structural and functional mechanisms of a molecular conveyor belt — NSF Award to Arizona State University
Several types of soil bacteria can actually glide across surfaces using specialized molecular machinery. This ability has evolved in multiple groups of microbes, and understanding how it works holds potential for advancing the bioeconomy, especially in agriculture. The research integrates work of specialists in genetic
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Structural and functional mechanisms of a molecular conveyor belt |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2530162 |
| Awardee | Arizona State University |
| City | SCOTTSDALE |
| State | AZ |
| Amount obligated | $847,599 |
| Principal investigator | Abhishek Shrivastava |
| Program | Cellular Dynamics and Function |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Several types of soil bacteria can actually glide across surfaces using specialized molecular machinery. This ability has evolved in multiple groups of microbes, and understanding how it works holds potential for advancing the bioeconomy, especially in agriculture. The research integrates work of specialists in genetics, biophysics, and in cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) to explore how multiple rotating motors on the bacterial surface coordinate to drive a protein-based conveyor belt on the b |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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