📋 Tender Overview
Artificial Motor Proteins: Toward A Designed, Autonomous Protein Motor Built From Non-Motor Parts
Design And Creation Of Autonomous Protein Motorsthe Ultimate Goal Of The Eu-Funded Artmotor Project Is To Design And Build From The Bottom Up Functional, Synthetic Protein Motors Capable Of Moving And Transducing Energy. The Project Will Capitalise On The Expertise In Computational Protein Design, Structural And Molecular Biology, And The Utilisation Of Existing Non-Motor Protein Modules Of Known Molecular Function. The Researchers Will Construct Relatively Simple Protein Motors That Require External Control While Approaching The Creation Of An Autonomous Protein Motor Capable Of Moving Along A Track. Building Autonomous Protein Motors With A Wide Range Of Properties, Functionalities And Performance Characteristics Could Allow The Transduction Of The Chemical Energy Into Mechanical Work More Efficiently Than Human-Made Combustion Engines.
Funded Under
Excellent Science - European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 9 999 892,50
Eu Contribution
€ 9 999 892,00
Coordinated By
Lunds Universitet
Sweden
