分子クラウディング環境は生命分子の物性と機能をいかに変えるか

抄録

The medium of biomolecules in a living cell differs remarkably from a dilute solution, and many properties of biomolecules that are not observed in vitro are emerged as a result of such intracellular environments. Molecular crowding which is one of the important intracellular environments changes equilibria and rates of biomolecular interactions. Studies with solutions containing high concentration of water-soluble inert cosolutes reveal influences of the molecular crowding on the structures and interactions of proteins and nucleic acids, providing significant insights not only into traditional biology but also bionanotechnology.