Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Research Highlights
  • Published:

Dendrimers

Sticky situation

The sliding movement of the actin–myosin protein conjugate responsible for contracting muscles can be inhibited using a dendrimer that glues them together.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

References

  1. Okuro, K. et al. Adhesion effects of a guanidinium ion appended dendritic “molecular glue” on the ATP-driven sliding motion of actomyosin. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 10.1002/anie.200906139 (2010).

Download references

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Armstrong, G. Sticky situation. Nature Chem (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.647

Download citation

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.647

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing