Hydrogels of Cytoskeletal Proteins: Preparation, Structure, and Emergent Functions

1 Introduction

1-1 What is Hydrogel? Natural and Synthetic Polymer Hydrogels

Basic Structure and Behaviors of Polymer Hydrogels

1-2 Self-Assembly and Dynamic Structure of Cytoskeletal Filaments

1-3 Why Cytoskeletal Gel? --- Super -Giant and Multi-Scale Hierarchical Structure

2 Microtubules Gel

2-1 Preparation of Microtubules Gel

2-2 Supra-Molecular Structure of Microtubules Gel

2-3 Specific Assembly Process of Chemically Modified Tublin

2-4 Photo-Chemical Catalytic Activity of Microtubule Gel

2-5 Emergent Functions as Protein Gel Motors

3 Actin Gel

3-1 Preparation of Actin Gel

3-2 Supra-Molecular Structure and Emergent Functions of Actin Gel

4 Tropomyosin Gel

4-1 Preparation and properties of tropomyosin Gel

4-2 Superior Cell Penetration of Synthetic Tropomyosin