My grandfather built motors that powered big machines. In a lab not so different from his workshop, my colleagues and I uncovered the assembly of the bacterial motor. Today, this discovery has been published in @NatureMicrobiol #MolecularNodes #Discovery nature.com/articles/s4156…
@prash_singh @NatureMicrobiol I would have anticipated seeing two "bearings" (= pink structure) to define the axis position in space, but I only see one. Why is that?
@prash_singh @NatureMicrobiol Could you briefly comment on this: “Purified wild-type C-rings exclusively rotate CCW under physiological conditions, assigning this as the CCW pose” How do you isolate / produce individualized C-rings then observe their movement in isolation? Or do I misunderstand?
@prash_singh @NatureMicrobiol So, bacteria couldn't produce a multicellular life, but managed to build a motor? And why do they need it for? To swim? Or to do stuff, like the mitochondria' membrane motor?
I imagine this takes a lot of molecular jiggling and potentials transitions to function. Wonder if there is a way to make this faster or more efficient with quantum mechanics, say like a magnetic bearing or supcon transit rather than proton potentiated ratchet, if I have my assumptions correct, or at least relatable to your much more developed understanding.
@prash_singh @NatureMicrobiol This is amazing. I wont pretend I understand the science. But it has fired the imagination of my son. Congrat to you Prash and colleagues.