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Deng S, Li Z, Yuan L, Shen J, Zeng H. Light-Powered Propeller-like Transporter for Boosted Transmembrane Ion Transport. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:10750-10758. [PMID: 39177063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Membrane-active molecular machines represent a recently emerging, yet important line of expansion in the field of artificial transmembrane transporters. Their hitherto demonstrated limited types (molecular swing, ion fishers, shuttlers, rotors, etc.) certainly call for new inspiring developments. Here, we report a very first motorized ion-transporting carrier-type transporter, i.e., a modularly tunable, light-powered propeller-like transporter derived from Feringa's molecular motor for consistently boosting transmembrane ion transport under continuous UV light irradiation. Based on the EC50 values, the molecular propeller-mediated ion transport activities under UV light irradiation for 300 s are 2.31, 1.74, 2.29, 2.80, and 2.92 times those values obtained without irradiation for Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, and Cs+ ions, respectively, with EC50 value as low as 0.71 mol % for K+ ion under light irradiation.
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- Shaowen Deng
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, Hunan 425100, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Yongzhou, Hunan 425100, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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Zhao T, Wu W, Yang C. Chiroptical regulation of macrocyclic arenes with flipping-induced inversion of planar chirality. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:11469-11483. [PMID: 37691554 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03829g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Studies on various macrocyclic arenes have received increasing attention due to their straightforward syntheses, convenient derivatization, and unique complexation properties. Represented by pillar[n]arenes, several distinctive macrocyclic arenes have recently emerged with the following characteristics: they possess a pair of enantiomeric planar chiral conformations, and interconversion between these enantiomeric conformations can be achieved through the flipping of ring units. Complexation of a chiral guest with these macrocyclic arenes will lead to a shift of the equilibrium between the Rp and Sp conformers, leading to intriguing possibilities for chiral induction and sensing. By the introduction of bulky substituents on the rims, employing rotaxanation or pseudocatenation, planar chirality could be locked, enabling the enantiomeric separation of the chiral structures. The induced or separated chiral conformers/compounds exhibit significant chiroptical properties. These macrocyclic arenes, with flipping-induced inversion of planar chirality, demonstrated intriguing chiral induction dynamics and kinetics. In this featured review, we systematically summarize the progress in chiroptical induction/regulation of these macrocyclic arenes, particularly in the fields of chiral sensing, molecular machines, molecular recognition, and assembly.
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- Ting Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry Institution, Sichuan University Chengdu, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry Institution, Sichuan University Chengdu, Chengdu 610064, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry Institution, Sichuan University Chengdu, Chengdu 610064, China.
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Xin P, Xu L, Dong W, Mao L, Guo J, Bi J, Zhang S, Pei Y, Chen CP. Synthetic K + Channels Constructed by Rebuilding the Core Modules of Natural K + Channels in an Artificial System. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217859. [PMID: 36583482 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Different types of natural K+ channels share similar core modules and cation permeability characteristics. In this study, we have developed novel artificial K+ channels by rebuilding the core modules of natural K+ channels in artificial systems. All the channels displayed high selectivity for K+ over Na+ and exhibited a selectivity sequence of K+ ≈Rb+ during the transport process, which is highly consistent with the cation permeability characteristics of natural K+ channels. More importantly, these artificial channels could be efficiently inserted into cell membranes and mediate the transmembrane transport of K+ , disrupting the cellular K+ homeostasis and eventually triggering the apoptosis of cells. These findings demonstrate that, by rebuilding the core modules of natural K+ channels in artificial systems, the structures, transport behaviors, and physiological functions of natural K+ channels can be mimicked in synthetic channels.
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- Pengyang Xin
- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Applied Technology on Machine Translation and Artificial Intelligence, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, 999078, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- Pingyuan Laboratory, NMPA (National Medical Products Administration) Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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He L, Zhang T, Zhu C, Yan T, Liu J. Crown Ether-Based Ion Transporters in Bilayer Membranes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300044. [PMID: 36723493 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Bilayer membranes that enhance the stability of the cell are essential for cell survival, separating and protecting the interior of the cell from its external environment. Membrane-based channel proteins are crucial for sustaining cellular activities. However, dysfunction of these proteins would induce serial channelopathies, which could be substituted by artificial ion channel analogs. Crown ethers (CEs) are widely studied in the area of artificial ion channels owing to their intrinsic host-guest interaction with different kinds of organic and inorganic ions. Other advantages such as lower price, chemical stability, and easier modification also make CE a research hotspot in the field of synthetic transmembrane nanopores. And numerous CEs-based membrane-active synthetic ion channels were designed and fabricated in the past decades. Herein, the recent progress of CEs-based synthetic ion transporters has been comprehensively summarized in this review, including their design principles, functional mechanisms, controllable properties, and biomedical applications. Furthermore, this review has been concluded by discussing the future opportunities and challenges facing this research field. It is anticipated that this review could offer some inspiration for the future fabrication of novel CEs-derived ion transporters with more advanced structures, properties, and practical applications.
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- Lei He
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Self-assembled Supramolecular Artificial Transmembrane Ion Channels: Recent Progress and Application. Chem Res Chin Univ 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-023-2337-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Yang K, Boles JE, White LJ, Hilton KLF, Lai HY, Long Y, Hiscock JR, Haynes CJE. A water-soluble membrane transporter for biologically relevant cations. RSC Adv 2022; 12:27877-27880. [PMID: 36320246 PMCID: PMC9520675 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05314d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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Synthetic ionophores are promising therapeutic targets, yet poor water solubility limits their potential for translation into the clinic. Here we report a water-soluble, supramolecular self-associating amphiphile that functions as a cation uniporter in synthetic vesicle systems, deriving mechanistic insight through planar bilayer patch clamp experiments.
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- Kylie Yang
- Chemistry Department, UCL 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NH UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NH UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NH UK
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- Chemistry Department, UCL 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- Chemistry Department, UCL 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NH UK
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Malla JA, Upadhyay A, Ghosh P, Mondal D, Mondal A, Sharma S, Talukdar P. Chloride Transport across Liposomes and Cells by Nontoxic 3-(1 H-1,2,3-Triazol-1-yl)benzamides. Org Lett 2022; 24:4124-4128. [PMID: 35657329 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Synthetic anion transmembrane transporters are adding new aspirations for treating channelopathies by replacing defective ion channels. The availability of such suitable candidates is still infrequent due to the associated toxicity. Here, we report 3-(1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzamides as transmembrane anion carriers, nontoxic to cells. The selective and electrogenic chloride transport activity was established by fluorescence and ion selective electrode-based assays. MQAE assay confirmed the chloride uptake into the cells by the nontoxic compounds.
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- Javid Ahmad Malla
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, 411008 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, 411008 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, 411008 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, 411008 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, 411008 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, 411007 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, 411008 Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Picci G, Marchesan S, Caltagirone C. Ion Channels and Transporters as Therapeutic Agents: From Biomolecules to Supramolecular Medicinal Chemistry. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10040885. [PMID: 35453638 PMCID: PMC9032600 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10040885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ion channels and transporters typically consist of biomolecules that play key roles in a large variety of physiological and pathological processes. Traditional therapies include many ion-channel blockers, and some activators, although the exact biochemical pathways and mechanisms that regulate ion homeostasis are yet to be fully elucidated. An emerging area of research with great innovative potential in biomedicine pertains the design and development of synthetic ion channels and transporters, which may provide unexplored therapeutic opportunities. However, most studies in this challenging and multidisciplinary area are still at a fundamental level. In this review, we discuss the progress that has been made over the last five years on ion channels and transporters, touching upon biomolecules and synthetic supramolecules that are relevant to biological use. We conclude with the identification of therapeutic opportunities for future exploration.
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- Giacomo Picci
- Chemical and Geological Sciences Department, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy;
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- Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (C.C.)
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- Chemical and Geological Sciences Department, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy;
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (C.C.)
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Li Y, Dong J, Gong W, Tang X, Liu Y, Cui Y, Liu Y. Artificial Biomolecular Channels: Enantioselective Transmembrane Transport of Amino Acids Mediated by Homochiral Zirconium Metal-Organic Cages. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:20939-20951. [PMID: 34851640 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Natural transport channels (or carriers), such as aquaporins, are a distinct type of biomacromolecule capable of highly effective transmembrane transport of water or ions. Such behavior is routine for biology but has proved difficult to achieve in synthetic systems. Perhaps most significantly, the enantioselective transmembrane transport of biomolecules is an especially challenging problem both for chemists and for natural systems. Herein, a group of homochiral zirconium metal-organic cages with four triangular opening windows have been proposed as artificial biomolecular channels for enantioselective transmembrane transport of natural amino acids. These structurally well-defined coordination cages are assembled from six synthetically accessible BINOL-derived chiral ligands as spacers and four n-Bu3-Cp3Zr3 clusters as vertices, forming tetrahedral-shaped architectures that feature an intrinsically chiral cavity decorated with an array of specifically positioned binding sites mediated from phenol to phenyl ether to crown ether groups. Fascinatingly, the transformation of single-molecule chirality to global supramolecular chirality within the space-restricted chiral microenvironments accompanies unprecedented chiral amplification, leading to the enantiospecific recognition of amino acids. By virtue of the highly structural stability and excellent biocompatibility, the orientation-independent cages can be molecularly embedded into lipid membranes, biomimetically serving as single-molecular chiral channels for polar-residue amino acids, with the properties that cage-1 featuring hydroxyl groups preferentially transports the l-asparagine, whereas cage-2 attaching crown ether groups spontaneously favor transporting d-arginine. We therefore develop a new type of self-assembled system that can potentially mimic the functions of transmembrane proteins in nature, which is a realistic candidate for further biomedical applications.
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- Yingguo Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Shen J, Han JJY, Ye R, Zeng H. Molecular rotors as a class of generally highly active ion transporters. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1082-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Qiao D, Joshi H, Zhu H, Wang F, Xu Y, Gao J, Huang F, Aksimentiev A, Feng J. Synthetic Macrocycle Nanopore for Potassium-Selective Transmembrane Transport. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:15975-15983. [PMID: 34403582 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Reproducing the structure and function of biological membrane channels, synthetic nanopores have been developed for applications in membrane filtration technologies and biomolecular sensing. Stable stand-alone synthetic nanopores have been created from a variety of materials, including peptides, nucleic acids, synthetic polymers, and solid-state membranes. In contrast to biological nanopores, however, furnishing such synthetic nanopores with an atomically defined shape, including deliberate placement of each and every chemical group, remains a major challenge. Here, we introduce a chemosynthetic macromolecule-extended pillararene macrocycle (EPM)-as a chemically defined transmembrane nanopore that exhibits selective transmembrane transport. Our ionic current measurements reveal stable insertion of individual EPM nanopores into a lipid bilayer membrane and remarkable cation type-selective transport, with up to a 21-fold selectivity for potassium over sodium ions. Taken together, direct chemical synthesis offers a path to de novo design of a new class of synthetic nanopores with custom transport functionality imprinted in their atomically defined chemical structure.
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- Dan Qiao
- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana Illinois 61801, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province, Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana Illinois 61801, United States
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Licsandru E, Andrei IM, van der Lee A, Barboiu M. Self-Assembled H-Bonding Superstructures for Alkali Cation and Proton Transport. Front Chem 2021; 9:678962. [PMID: 34026736 PMCID: PMC8134729 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.678962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transmembrane protein channels are of significant importance for the design of biomimetic artificial ion channels. Regarding the transport principles, they may be constructed from amphiphilic compounds undergoing self-assembly that synergistically generate directional superstructures across bilayer membranes. Particularly interesting, these alignments may impose an artificial pore structure that may control the ionic conduction and translocate water and ions sharing one pathway across the cell membrane. Herein, we report that the imidazole and 3-amino-triazole amphiphiles self-assemble via multiple H-bonding to form stable artificial networks within lipid bilayers. The alignment of supramolecular assemblies influences the conduction of ions, envisioned to diffuse along the hydrophilic pathways. Compounds 1-8 present subtle variations on the ion transport activities, depending the structure of hydrophilic head and hydrophobic components. Fluorinated compounds 3, 4 and 7, 8 outperform the corresponding non-fluorinated counterparts 1, 2 and 5, 6. Under the same conditions, the R enantiomers present a higher activity vs. the S enantiomers. The present systems associating supramolecular self-assembly with ion-transport behaviors may represent very promising unexplored alternatives for ion-transport along with their transient superstructures within bilayer membranes, paralleling to that of biology.
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- Erol Licsandru
- Institut Europeen des Membranes, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Huang LB, Hardiagon A, Kocsis I, Jegu CA, Deleanu M, Gilles A, van der Lee A, Sterpone F, Baaden M, Barboiu M. Hydroxy Channels-Adaptive Pathways for Selective Water Cluster Permeation. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:4224-4233. [PMID: 33635056 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Artificial water channels (AWCs) are known to selectively transport water, with ion exclusion. Similarly to natural porins, AWCs encapsulate water wires or clusters, offering continuous and iterative H-bonding that plays a vital role in their stabilization. Herein, we report octyl-ureido-polyol AWCs capable of self-assembly into hydrophilic hydroxy channels. Variants of ethanol, propanediol, and trimethanol are used as head groups to modulate the water transport permeabilities, with rejection of ions. The hydroxy channels achieve a single-channel permeability of 2.33 × 108 water molecules per second, which is within the same order of magnitude as the transport rates for aquaporins. Depending on their concentration in the membrane, adaptive channels are observed in the membrane. Over increased concentrations, a significant shift occurs, initiating unexpected higher water permeation. Molecular simulations probe that spongelike or cylindrical aggregates can form to generate transient cluster water pathways through the bilayer. Altogether, the adaptive self-assembly is a key feature influencing channel efficiency. The adaptive channels described here may be considered an important milestone contributing to the systematic discovery of artificial water channels for water desalination.
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- Li-Bo Huang
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China.,Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, Université de Paris, UPR 9080, Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005, Paris, France.,Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique-Fondation Edmond de Rotschild, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, Université de Paris, UPR 9080, Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005, Paris, France.,Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique-Fondation Edmond de Rotschild, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- CNRS, Université de Paris, UPR 9080, Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005, Paris, France.,Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique-Fondation Edmond de Rotschild, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China.,Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, UMR5635, Place E. Bataillon CC047, 34095 Montpellier, France
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Qi S, Zhang C, Yu H, Zhang J, Yan T, Lin Z, Yang B, Dong Z. Foldamer-Based Potassium Channels with High Ion Selectivity and Transport Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:3284-3288. [PMID: 33645973 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Small molecules that independently perform natural channel-like functions show greatly potential in the treatment of human diseases. Taking advantage of aromatic helical scaffolds, we develop a kind of foldamer-based ion channels with lumen size varying from 3.8 to 2.3 Å through a sequence substitution strategy. Our results clearly elucidate the importance of channel size in ion transport selectivity in molecular detail, eventually leading to the discoveries of the best artificial K+ channel by far and a rare sodium-preferential channel as well. High K+ selectivity and transport activity together make foldamers promising in therapeutic applications.
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- Shuaiwei Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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Sahoo S, ur Rehman J, Shah MR, De P, Tecilla P. Cholate Conjugated Polymeric Amphiphiles as Efficient Artificial Ionophores. ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2021; 3:588-593. [PMID: 33842888 PMCID: PMC8025732 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c01182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A family of amphiphilic copolymers containing hydrophobic cholate pendants has been prepared by copolymerization of cholic acid-based monomer 2-(methacryloxy)-ethyl cholate (MAECA) with polyethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA). The polymers differ for the content of MAECA that increases from 0 to 35%. The copolymers partition within liposomes and display potent ionophoric activity forming large pores in the membrane and allowing the leakage of small inorganic ions (H+, Na+) and of large polar organic molecules (calcein). Their activity is strictly correlated to the content of cholic acid subunits, increasing as the fraction of cholate moiety increases.
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- Subhasish Sahoo
- Polymer
Research Centre and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Department
of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741246, India
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- H.
E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical
and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh 75270, Pakistan
- Department
of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 1, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- H.
E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical
and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Sindh 75270, Pakistan
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- Polymer
Research Centre and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Department
of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741246, India
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- Department
of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 1, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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Tu YM, Samineni L, Ren T, Schantz AB, Song W, Sharma S, Kumar M. Prospective applications of nanometer-scale pore size biomimetic and bioinspired membranes. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Benke BP, Behera H, Madhavan N. Low Molecular Weight Di‐ to Tetrapeptide Transmembrane Cation Transporters. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Bahiru P. Benke
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Madras 600036 Chennai Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Madras 600036 Chennai Tamil Nadu India
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 400076 Powai Mumbai India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 400076 Powai Mumbai India
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Zheng S, Jiang J, Lee A, Barboiu M. A Voltage‐Responsive Synthetic Cl−‐Channel Regulated by pH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Shao‐Ping Zheng
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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Zheng S, Jiang J, Lee A, Barboiu M. A Voltage‐Responsive Synthetic Cl−‐Channel Regulated by pH. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:18920-18926. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Shao‐Ping Zheng
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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Zheng S, Huang L, Sun Z, Barboiu M. Self‐Assembled Artificial Ion‐Channels toward Natural Selection of Functions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:566-597. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Shao‐Ping Zheng
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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Zheng S, Huang L, Sun Z, Barboiu M. Selbstorganisierte künstliche Ionenkanäle für die natürliche Selektion von Funktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201915287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shao‐Ping Zheng
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier Frankreich
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier Frankreich
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier Frankreich
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group University of Montpellier ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier Frankreich
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Ionophore constructed from non-covalent assembly of a G-quadruplex and liponucleoside transports K +-ion across biological membranes. Nat Commun 2020; 11:469. [PMID: 31980608 PMCID: PMC6981123 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13834-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The selective transport of ions across cell membranes, controlled by membrane proteins, is critical for a living organism. DNA-based systems have emerged as promising artificial ion transporters. However, the development of stable and selective artificial ion transporters remains a formidable task. We herein delineate the construction of an artificial ionophore using a telomeric DNA G-quadruplex (h-TELO) and a lipophilic guanosine (MG). MG stabilizes h-TELO by non-covalent interactions and, along with the lipophilic side chain, promotes the insertion of h-TELO within the hydrophobic lipid membrane. Fluorescence assays, electrophysiology measurements and molecular dynamics simulations reveal that MG/h-TELO preferentially transports K+-ions in a stimuli-responsive manner. The preferential K+-ion transport is presumably due to conformational changes of the ionophore in response to different ions. Moreover, the ionophore transports K+-ions across CHO and K-562 cell membranes. This study may serve as a design principle to generate selective DNA-based artificial transporters for therapeutic applications.
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Synthetic K+-binding macrocycles have potential as therapeutic agents for diseases associated with KcsA K+ channel dysfunction. We recently discovered that artificial self-assembled n-alkyl-benzoureido-15-crown-5-ether form selective ion-channels for K+ cations, which are highly preferred to Na+ cations. Here, we describe an impressive selective activation of the K+ transport via electrogenic macrocycles, stimulated by the addition of the carbonyl cyanide-4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone (FCCP) proton carrier. The transport performances show that both the position of branching or the size of appended alkyl arms favor high transport activity and selectivity SK+/Na+ up to 48.8, one of the best values reported up to now. Our study demonstrates that high K+/Na+ selectivity obtained with natural KcsA K+ channels is achievable using simpler artificial macrocycles displaying constitutional functions.
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Xin P, Zhao L, Mao L, Xu L, Hou S, Kong H, Fang H, Zhu H, Jiang T, Chen CP. Effect of charge status on the ion transport and antimicrobial activity of synthetic channels. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:13796-13799. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05730d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The charge status of channels formed by pillararene–gramicidin hybrid molecules has a significant impact on their trans-membrane transport properties, membrane-association abilities and antimicrobial activities.
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Zheng S, Li Y, Jiang J, van der Lee A, Dumitrescu D, Barboiu M. Self‐Assembled Columnar Triazole Quartets: An Example of Synergistic Hydrogen‐Bonding/Anion–π Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12037-12042. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shao‐Ping Zheng
- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des MembranesAdaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupUniversity of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Institut Europeen des MembranesAdaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupUniversity of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- XRD2 beamline, Elettra—Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. Strada Statale 14—km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des MembranesAdaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupUniversity of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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Zheng S, Li Y, Jiang J, van der Lee A, Dumitrescu D, Barboiu M. Self‐Assembled Columnar Triazole Quartets: An Example of Synergistic Hydrogen‐Bonding/Anion–π Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201904808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shao‐Ping Zheng
- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des MembranesAdaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupUniversity of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Institut Europeen des MembranesAdaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupUniversity of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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- XRD2 beamline, Elettra—Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. Strada Statale 14—km 163,5 in AREA Science Park 34149 Basovizza Trieste Italy
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- Lehn Institute of Functional MaterialsSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Institut Europeen des MembranesAdaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupUniversity of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS Place E. Bataillon CC047 34095 Montpellier France
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García‐Calvo J, Torroba T, Brañas‐Fresnillo V, Perdomo G, Cózar‐Castellano I, Li Y, Legrand Y, Barboiu M. Manipulation of Transmembrane Transport by Synthetic K
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Ionophore Depsipeptides and Its Implications in Glucose‐Stimulated Insulin Secretion in β‐Cells. Chemistry 2019; 25:9287-9294. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- José García‐Calvo
- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceUniversity of Burgos 09001 Burgos Spain
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- Department of ChemistryFaculty of ScienceUniversity of Burgos 09001 Burgos Spain
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- Department of Health SciencesSchool of Health SciencesUniversity of Burgos 09001 Burgos Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics-IBGMUniversity of Valladolid-CSIC 47003 Valladolid Spain
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- Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupInstitut Européen des Membranes Place Eugène Bataillon, CC047 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupInstitut Européen des Membranes Place Eugène Bataillon, CC047 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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- Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems GroupInstitut Européen des Membranes Place Eugène Bataillon, CC047 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
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Xin P, Kong H, Sun Y, Zhao L, Fang H, Zhu H, Jiang T, Guo J, Zhang Q, Dong W, Chen C. Artificial K
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Channels Formed by Pillararene‐Cyclodextrin Hybrid Molecules: Tuning Cation Selectivity and Generating Membrane Potential. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Pengyang Xin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug InnovationKey Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of EducationCollaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine ChemicalsHenan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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Xin P, Kong H, Sun Y, Zhao L, Fang H, Zhu H, Jiang T, Guo J, Zhang Q, Dong W, Chen CP. Artificial K + Channels Formed by Pillararene-Cyclodextrin Hybrid Molecules: Tuning Cation Selectivity and Generating Membrane Potential. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2779-2784. [PMID: 30648810 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
A class of artificial K+ channels formed by pillararene-cyclodextrin hybrid molecules have been designed and synthesized. These channels efficiently inserted into lipid bilayers and displayed high selectivity for K+ over Na+ in fluorescence and electrophysiological experiments. The cation transport selectivity of the artificial channels is tunable by varying the length of the linkers between pillararene and cyclodexrin. The shortest channel showed specific transmembrane transport preference for K+ over all alkali metal ions (selective sequence: K+ > Cs+ > Rb+ > Na+ > Li+ ), and is rarely observed for artificial K+ channels. The high selectivity of this artificial channel for K+ over Na+ ensures specific transmembrane translocation of K+ , and generated stable membrane potential across lipid bilayers.
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- Pengyang Xin
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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Barboiu M. Encapsulation versus Self-Aggregation toward Highly Selective Artificial K + Channels. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:2711-2718. [PMID: 30346726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Natural ion-channel proteins allow ion transport across cell membranes at rates very close to those for ionic diffusion in water. Among them, natural KcsA K+ channels present high transport rates and total selectivity for K+ cations, rejecting all other cations. Most of the reported artificial ion channels cannot reach this type of activity because of their low selectivity. Several synthetic channels have been designed to mimic the natural KcSA channels, but those presenting an important K+/Na+ selectivity are limited. High-selectivity issues are determinant for the performance of natural protein channels, but they have been not considered as determinant in controlling the transport activity of the artificial ion channels. This Account discusses the last developments of artificial supramolecular carriers or channels that selectively transport K+ cations against other cations. Mimicking the complex structures of protein channels is an important research area. These studies are related to such adaptive biomimetic systems that can self-select their functions, with a specific emphasis on artificial superstructures enabling K+ transport like in the natural ones. Alternatively, it is more than interesting to synthetically construct only the active key structures of protein filters or gates that give the chemical selectivity or lead us to describe their dynamic role in the ion pumping and translocation along the channel. Several self-assembled macrocyclic channels are presented here. The macrocyclic binding sites may selectively encapsulate the K+ cations or form aggregated H-bonded central pores of self-assembled macrocycles that coordinate the K+ cations as hydrating water molecules in aqueous solution, compensating for the energetic cost of cation dehydration. These macrocyclic channels are responsive in the presence of K+ cations, even when a large excess of Na+ is present. From the mechanistic point of view, these systems express a synergistic dynamic feature: addition of K+ cations drives the selection and emergence of specific ion channels that selectively conduct the K+ cations that promoted the formation of channel superstructures in the first place. These highly permeable and K+-selective artificial channels may be considered as simple primitive biomimetic alternatives of natural KcsA channels that may find interesting applications in chemical separations, selective sensing, and biomedical materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mihail Barboiu
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nanosystems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, Place E. Bataillon CC047, Montpellier 34095, France
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