The way a key cellular motor works at an atomic level has been uncovered by simulations conducted by RIKEN biophysicists.

A molecular model showing the rotor ring component of ATP synthase. In a molecular dynamics study, RIKEN researchers have ...

"The ATP synthase protein complex consists of a spinning rotor driven by the back transport of protons into the mitochondrial matrix. This part is connected to the enzyme's catalytic head by a stalk, ...

Energy transduction underpins fundamental cellular processes, converting chemical energy stored in gradients into the mechanical and chemical work essential for life. Central to this conversion is the ...