Gudipati, M. ; D'Souza, J. ; Dharmadhikari, J. ; Dharmadhikari, A. ; Rao, B. ; Mathur, D. (2005) Optically-controllable, micron-sized motor based on live cells Optics Express, 13 (5). pp. 1555-1560. ISSN 1094-4087
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Abstract
We demonstrate rotation of live Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells in an optical trap; the speed and direction of rotation are amenable to control by varying the optical trapping force. Cells rotate with a frequency of 60-100 rpm; functional flagella are shown to play a decisive role in rotation. The rotating cells generate torque (typically ~7500-12000 pN nm) that is much larger than that generated chemically by a dynein head in vitro (40 pN nm). The total force associated with a rotating live cell (~10 pN) suggests that activity of only a small fraction (~5%) of dynein molecules per beat cycle is sufficient to generate flagellar motion.
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