Introduction MOTOR PROTEINS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SINGLE-MOLECULE EXPERIMENTS DISCUSSION OF THEORETICAL MODELS FOR MOLECULAR MOTORS MOTOR PROTEINS AS NANOSCALE MACHINES OUTLOOK Basic Properties of Motor Proteins HISTORY OF MOTOR PROTEINS CLASSIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULAR MOTORS STRUCTURES OF MOTOR PROTEINS BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF MOLECULAR MOTORS SUMMARY Experimental Studies of Motor Proteins INTRODUCTION BULK CHEMICAL-KINETIC MEASUREMENTS STRUCTURAL STUDIES SINGLE-MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY FLUORESCENT LABELING AND SUPER-RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES MAJOR EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS SUMMARY Fundamental Physical Concepts: Equilibrium Approaches INTRODUCTION BASIC EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS BASIC STATISTICAL MECHANICS APPLICATION FOR MOTOR PROTEINS SUMMARY Fundamental Physical Concepts: Non-Equilibrium Approaches INTRODUCTION MACROSCOPIC CHEMICAL KINETICS RANDOM WALKS FIRST-PASSAGE PROCESSES SUMMARY MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX Motor Proteins as Enzymes INTRODUCTION CATALYSIS ENZYMATIC PROCESSES SUMMARY MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX Theory for Motor Proteins: Continuum Ratchets INTRODUCTION CONTINUUM RATCHET POTENTIALS CRITICAL ANALYSIS SUMMARY Theory for Motor Proteins: Discrete-State Stochastic Models INTRODUCTION DISCRETE-STATE STOCHASTIC APPROACH CRITICAL ANALYSIS SUMMARY MATHEMATICAL APPENDIX Collective Properties of Motor Proteins COOPERATIVITY AND INTERACTIONS IN MOTOR PROTEINS DYNAMICS EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS THEORETICAL IDEAS SUMMARY Artificial Molecular Motors and Rotors INTRODUCTION BIOLOGICAL ARTIFICIAL MOLECULAR MOTORS NON-BIOLOGICAL ARTIFICIAL MOLECULAR MOTORS ARTIFICIAL MOLECULAR ROTORS SUMMARY Future Directions in Studies of Motor Proteins and Molecular Motors WHAT WE UNDERSTAND NOW ABOUT MOTOR PROTEINS AND MOLECULAR MOTORS OPEN QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Index
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