Active Transport: Nano-Peristalsis?

manofsan_at_yahoo.com
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: 8 Dec 2004 01:26:43 GMT

Here's an article discussing why the protein channels in cellulular
membranes can effect active transport against a concentration gradient:

http://focus.aps.org/story/v14/st23

So if these nano-peristaltic movements from the protein channel can
move molecules across it, then could this effect be replicated in
lab-on-a-chip devices?

Could we somehow arrange these proteins across an artificial membrane
for fuel cells or for sequestration/filtration of substances?

Proteins seem easy to manufacture via biological methods, but could
these proteins be harnessed for our own industrial purposes?

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