title: Transmembrane molecular transport through nanopores formed by protein nanotubes.
abstract: Protein nanotubes formed by layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly can penetrate cells and act as nanopores for direct transmembrane delivery of chemical compounds.
authors.affiliation: Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. h-abe@pharm.hokudai.ac.jp y-ito@riken.jp.
authors.forename: Baiju G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / Q000737:chemistry; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D058608:Nanopores; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011419:Propidium / Q000737:chemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; C015462:polyarginine; D011099:Polyglutamic Acid; D011419:Propidium; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate