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Zhang H, Li X, Hou J, Jiang L, Wang H. Angstrom-scale ion channels towards single-ion selectivity. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:2224-2254. [PMID: 35225300 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00582k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Artificial ion channels with ion permeability and selectivity comparable to their biological counterparts are highly desired for efficient separation, biosensing, and energy conversion technologies. In the past two decades, both nanoscale and sub-nanoscale ion channels have been successfully fabricated to mimic biological ion channels. Although nanoscale ion channels have achieved intelligent gating and rectification properties, they cannot realize high ion selectivity, especially single-ion selectivity. Artificial angstrom-sized ion channels with narrow pore sizes <1 nm and well-defined pore structures mimicking biological channels have accomplished high ion conductivity and single-ion selectivity. This review comprehensively summarizes the research progress in the rational design and synthesis of artificial subnanometer-sized ion channels with zero-dimensional to three-dimensional pore structures. Then we discuss cation/anion, mono-/di-valent cation, mono-/di-valent anion, and single-ion selectivities of the synthetic ion channels and highlight their potential applications in high-efficiency ion separation, energy conversion, and biological therapeutics. The gaps of single-ion selectivity between artificial and natural channels and the connections between ion selectivity and permeability of synthetic ion channels are covered. Finally, the challenges that need to be addressed in this research field and the perspective of angstrom-scale ion channels are discussed.
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- Huacheng Zhang
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China.
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- Manufacturing, CSIRO, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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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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Malla JA, Ahmad M, Talukdar P. Molecular Self-Assembly as a Tool to Construct Transmembrane Supramolecular Ion Channels. CHEM REC 2021; 22:e202100225. [PMID: 34766703 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Self-assembly has become a powerful tool for building various supramolecular architectures with applications in material science, environmental science, and chemical biology. One such area is the development of artificial transmembrane ion channels that mimic naturally occurring channel-forming proteins to unveil various structural and functional aspects of these complex biological systems, hoping to replace the defective protein channels with these synthetically accessible moieties. This account describes our recent approaches to construct supramolecular ion channels using synthetic molecules and their applications in medicinal chemistry.
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- Javid Ahmad Malla
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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Engineering of stimuli-responsive lipid-bilayer membranes using supramolecular systems. Nat Rev Chem 2020; 5:46-61. [PMID: 37118103 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-020-00233-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The membrane proteins found in nature control many important cellular functions, including signal transduction and transmembrane ion transport, and these, in turn, are regulated by external stimuli, such as small molecules, membrane potential and light. Membrane proteins also find technological applications in fields ranging from optogenetics to synthetic biology. Synthetic supramolecular analogues have emerged as a complementary method to engineer functional membranes. This Review describes stimuli-responsive supramolecular systems developed for the control of ion transport, signal transduction and catalysis in lipid-bilayer-membrane systems. Recent advances towards achieving spatio-temporal control over activity in artificial and living cells are highlighted. Current challenges, the scope, limitations and future potential to exploit supramolecular systems for engineering stimuli-responsive lipid-bilayer membranes are discussed.
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Shen FF, Dai SY, Wong NK, Deng S, Wong AST, Yang D. Mediating K +/H + Transport on Organelle Membranes to Selectively Eradicate Cancer Stem Cells with a Small Molecule. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10769-10779. [PMID: 32441923 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Molecules that are capable of disrupting cellular ion homeostasis offer unique opportunities to treat cancer. However, previously reported synthetic ion transporters showed limited value, as promiscuous ionic disruption caused toxicity to both healthy cells and cancer cells indiscriminately. Here we report a simple yet efficient synthetic K+ transporter that takes advantage of the endogenous subcellular pH gradient and membrane potential to site-selectively mediate K+/H+ transport on the mitochondrial and lysosomal membranes in living cells. Consequent mitochondrial and lysosomal damages enhanced cytotoxicity to chemo-resistant ovarian cancer stem cells (CSCs) via apoptosis induction and autophagy suppression with remarkable selectivity (up to 47-fold). The eradication of CSCs blunted tumor formation in mice. We believe this strategy can be exploited in the structural design and applications of next-generation synthetic cation transporters for the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to dysfunctional K+ channels.
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- Fang-Fang Shen
- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.,School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Uddin SMN, Laokroekkiat S, Rashed MA, Mizuno S, Ono K, Ishizaki M, Kanaizuka K, Kurihara M, Nagao Y, Hamada T. Ion transportation by Prussian blue nanoparticles embedded in a giant liposome. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:1046-1049. [PMID: 31868183 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06153c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new type of artificial giant liposome incorporating ion transport channels and using nanoparticles of metal organic frameworks was demonstrated. The micropores of Prussian blue nanoparticles served as ion transport channels between the outer and inner phases of liposomes.
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- S M Nizam Uddin
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
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Interaction of (G4)2 and (X4)2 DNA quadruplexes with Cu+, Ag+ and Au+ metal cations: a quantum chemical calculation on structural, energetic and electronic properties. Struct Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-019-01421-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Vanuytsel S, Carniello J, Wallace MI. Artificial Signal Transduction across Membranes. Chembiochem 2019; 20:2569-2580. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Steven Vanuytsel
- Department of ChemistryKing's College London Britannia House 7 Trinity Street London SE1 1DB UK
- London Centre for Nanotechnology Strand London WC2R 2LS UK
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- Department of ChemistryKing's College London Britannia House 7 Trinity Street London SE1 1DB UK
- London Centre for Nanotechnology Strand London WC2R 2LS UK
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- Department of ChemistryKing's College London Britannia House 7 Trinity Street London SE1 1DB UK
- London Centre for Nanotechnology Strand London WC2R 2LS UK
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- Gholamabbas Chehardoli
- Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants and Natural Products Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Haynes CJE, Zhu J, Chimerel C, Hernández-Ainsa S, Riddell IA, Ronson TK, Keyser UF, Nitschke JR. Blockable Zn10
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Ion Channels through Subcomponent Self-Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:15388-15392. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201709544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Cally J. E. Haynes
- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory; University of Cambridge; JJ Thompson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory; University of Cambridge; JJ Thompson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
- Current address: School of Chemistry; University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory; University of Cambridge; JJ Thompson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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Haynes CJE, Zhu J, Chimerel C, Hernández-Ainsa S, Riddell IA, Ronson TK, Keyser UF, Nitschke JR. Blockable Zn10
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Ion Channels through Subcomponent Self-Assembly. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201709544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Cally J. E. Haynes
- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory; University of Cambridge; JJ Thompson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory; University of Cambridge; JJ Thompson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
- Current address: School of Chemistry; University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Cavendish Laboratory; University of Cambridge; JJ Thompson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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Basak D, Sridhar S, Bera AK, Madhavan N. A minimalistic tetrapeptide amphiphile scaffold for transmembrane pores with a preference for sodium. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:2886-2889. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hosseini SR, Ghasemi S, Ghasemi SA. Effect of surfactants on electrocatalytic performance of copper nanoparticles for hydrogen evolution reaction. J Mol Liq 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Huo Y, Zeng H. "Sticky"-Ends-Guided Creation of Functional Hollow Nanopores for Guest Encapsulation and Water Transport. Acc Chem Res 2016; 49:922-30. [PMID: 27074642 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Commercial uses of water-transporting aquaporins for seawater desalination and wastewater reclamation/reuse are being investigated in both academia and the industry. Presently, structural complexity, stability, scalability, and activity reconstitution of these costly channel proteins still present substantial challenges to scientists and engineers. An attractive strategy is to develop robust synthetic water channels able to mimic the water-transporting function of aquaporins for utility in the making of next generation of water channel-based biomimetic porous membranes for various water purification applications. In sharp contrast to burgeoning development in constructing synthetic ion channels over the past four decades, very limited progress has been made in the area of synthetic water channels. A handful of such examples include the first report by Percec in 2007 (Percec et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11698-11699), which was followed by Barboiu in 2011 (Barboiu et al. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 11366-11372), Gong and Hou in 2012 (Gong et al. Nat. Commun. 2012, 3, 949; Hou et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8384-8387), and Zeng in 2014 (Zeng et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 14270-14276). Radically deviating from the fact that the discovery of novel synthetic channel systems with desired transport selectivity is most often empirical and very often serendipitous, we have instead adopted a more rational designer approach whereby molecular building blocks have been carefully designed from scratch to perform their intended built-in functions. Our designer journey started in 2008, two years after I started leading a group at the National University of Singapore. Since then, we have been actively investigating the use of designed water-binding "aquafoldamers" to construct synthetic water channels for the rapid and selective transport of water molecules ideally with the exclusion of all other nonproton molecular species. Toward this goal, we designed and characterized, by an experimental-theoretical synergy, a new class of modular, H-bonded, and crescent-shaped oligopyridine amide foldamers, enclosing a sizable cavity of about 2.8 Å in diameter. Matching well with the diameter of water molecules and decorated by interior-pointing H-bond donors (amide H atoms) and acceptors (pyridine N atoms) for water binding, this sizable cavity experimentally proves to be suitable for water recognition. In particular, helically folded oligomers are found to be capable of binding two water molecules that are vertically aligned in parallel with helical axis. However, the existence of two repulsive groups at the two helical ends prevents the formation of 1D hollow tubular cavity, via self-assembly, for encapsulating 1D water chains. Subsequently, we introduced two electrostatically complementary functional groups that act as "sticky" ends at helical ends. These feeble "sticky" ends faithfully and seamlessly align short cavity-containing helices one-dimensionally to create hollow tubular aquapores. To our delight, these aquapores demonstrate their excellent ability of highly selectively hosting a chain of single file H-bonded water molecules and allow for selective transport of both protons and water molecules with exclusion of metal ions including Na(+) and K(+) ions across the lipid membranes.
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- Yanping Huo
- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669
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Ayee MAA, Roth CW, Akpa BS. Structural perturbation of a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayer by warfarin and its bolaamphiphilic analogue: A molecular dynamics study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 468:227-237. [PMID: 26852346 PMCID: PMC4762473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Compounds with nominally similar biological activity may exhibit differential toxicity due to differences in their interactions with cell membranes. Many pharmaceutical compounds are amphiphilic and can be taken up by phospholipid bilayers, interacting strongly with the lipid-aqueous interface whether or not subsequent permeation through the bilayer is possible. Bolaamphiphilic compounds, which possess two hydrophilic ends and a hydrophobic linker, can likewise undergo spontaneous uptake by bilayers. While membrane-spanning bolaamphiphiles can stabilize membranes, small molecules with this characteristic have the potential to create membrane defects via disruption of bilayer structure and dynamics. When compared to the amphiphilic therapeutic anticoagulant, warfarin, the bolaamphiphilic analogue, brodifacoum, exhibits heightened toxicity that goes beyond superior inhibition of the pharmacological target enzyme. We explore, herein, the consequences of anticoagulant accumulation in a dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayer. Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations reveal that permeation of phospholipid bilayers by brodifacoum causes a disruption of membrane barrier function that is driven by the bolaamphiphilic nature and size of this molecule. We find that brodifacoum partitioning into bilayers causes membrane thinning and permeabilization and promotes lipid flip-flop - phenomena that are suspected to play a role in triggering cell death. These phenomena are either absent or less pronounced in the case of the less toxic, amphiphilic compound, warfarin.
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- Manuela Aseye Ayele Ayee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 909 S. Wolcott Ave., Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, 810 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607, USA; Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Dr., Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.
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Hayata A, Itoh H, Matsutaka S, Inoue M. Dual Chemical Modification of a Polytheonamide Mimic: Rational Design and Synthesis of Ion-Channel-Forming 48-mer Peptides with Potent Cytotoxicity. Chemistry 2016; 22:3370-3377. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Atsushi Hayata
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; The University of Tokyo; Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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Hu X, Yu C, D. Okochi K, Jin Y, Liu Z, Zhang W. Phenylene vinylene macrocycles as artificial transmembrane transporters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:5848-51. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01657j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We report a series of shape-persistent phenylene vinylene macrocycles (PVMs) and phenylene ethynylene macrocycles (PEMs) that mediate ion transportation across lipid bilayers.
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- Xinyu Hu
- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education)
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Colorado Boulder
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Colorado Boulder
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Colorado Boulder
- USA
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education)
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Colorado Boulder
- USA
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Gravel J, Kempf J, Schmitzer A. Host-Guest Strategy to Reversibly Control a Chloride Carrier Process with Cyclodextrins. Chemistry 2015; 21:18642-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201503714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ajo-Franklin CM, Noy A. Crossing Over: Nanostructures that Move Electrons and Ions across Cellular Membranes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:5797-5804. [PMID: 25914282 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201500344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Critical biological processes such as energy generation and signal transduction are driven by the flow of electrons and ions across the membranes of living cells. As a result, there is substantial interest in creating nanostructured materials that control transport of these charged species across biomembranes. Recent advances in the synthesis of de novo and protein nanostructures for transmembrane ion and electron transport and the mechanistic understanding underlying this transport are described. This body of work highlights the promise such nanostructures hold for directing transmembrane transport of charged species as well as challenges that must be overcome to realize that potential.
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- Caroline M Ajo-Franklin
- Physical Biosciences Division, Materials Sciences Division and Synthetic Biology Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd. Mail Stop 67R5115, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biology and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Mail Stop L-179, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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Roy A, Saha T, Gening ML, Titov DV, Gerbst AG, Tsvetkov YE, Nifantiev NE, Talukdar P. Trimodal Control of Ion-Transport Activity on Cyclo-oligo-(1→6)-β-D-glucosamine-Based Artificial Ion-Transport Systems. Chemistry 2015; 21:17445-52. [PMID: 26448281 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cyclo-oligo-(1→6)-β-D-glucosamines functionalized with hydrophobic tails are reported as a new class of transmembrane ion-transport system. These macrocycles with hydrophilic cavities were introduced as an alternative to cyclodextrins, which are supramolecular systems with hydrophobic cavities. The transport activities of these glycoconjugates were manipulated by altering the oligomericity of the macrocycles, as well as the length and number of attached tails. Hydrophobic tails of 3 different sizes were synthesized and coupled with each glucosamine scaffold through the amide linkage to obtain 18 derivatives. The ion-transport activity increased from di- to tetrameric glucosamine macrocycles, but decreased further when flexible pentameric glucosamine was introduced. The ion-transport activity also increased with increasing length of attached linkers. For a fixed length of linkers, the transport activity decreased when the number of such tails was reduced. All glycoconjugates displayed a uniform anion-selectivity sequence: Cl(-) >Br(-) >I(-) . From theoretical studies, hydrogen bonding between the macrocycle backbone and the anion bridged through water molecules was observed.
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- Arundhati Roy
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra (India), Fax: (+91) 20-25899790
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra (India), Fax: (+91) 20-25899790
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow (Russia), Fax: (+7) 499-1358784
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow (Russia), Fax: (+7) 499-1358784
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow (Russia), Fax: (+7) 499-1358784
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow (Russia), Fax: (+7) 499-1358784
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- Laboratory of Glycoconjugate Chemistry, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospect 47, 119991 Moscow (Russia), Fax: (+7) 499-1358784.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra (India), Fax: (+91) 20-25899790.
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- Sundus Erbas-Cakmak
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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L. Nussbaumer
- School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Christmann M, Hu J, Kitamura M, Stoltz B. Tetrahedron reports on organic chemistry. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(15)00744-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zappacosta R, Fontana A, Credi A, Arduini A, Secchi A. Incorporation of Calix[6]Arene Macrocycles and (Pseudo)Rotaxanes in Bilayer Membranes: Towards Controllable Artificial Liposomal Channels. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201402244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AbstractHalogen bonding is the noncovalent interaction where the halogen atom acts as an electrophile towards Lewis bases. Known for more than 200 years, only recently it has attracted interest in the context of solution-phase applications, especially during the last decade which was marked by the introduction of multitopic systems. In addition, the small yet rich collection of halogen-bond donor moieties that appeared in this period is shown to be versatile enough as to be applied in virtually any solvent system. This review covers the applications of halogen bonding in solution during the past ten years in a semi-comprehensive way. Emphasis is made on molecular recognition, catalytic applications and anion binding and transport. Medicinal applications are addressed as well with key examples. Focussing on the major differences observed for halogen bonding, as compared to the ubiquitous hydrogen bonding, it aims to contribute to the design of future solution-phase applications.
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- Andreas Vargas Jentzsch
- 1Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Institute of Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Muraoka T, Endo T, Tabata KV, Noji H, Nagatoishi S, Tsumoto K, Li R, Kinbara K. Reversible Ion Transportation Switch by a Ligand-Gated Synthetic Supramolecular Ion Channel. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:15584-95. [DOI: 10.1021/ja5070312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Takahiro Muraoka
- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1,
Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi,
Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1,
Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 108-8656, Japan
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- Department
of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 108-8656, Japan
- Department
of Chemistry and Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 108-8656, Japan
- Institute
of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1,
Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute
of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1,
Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Saha T, Dasari S, Tewari D, Prathap A, Sureshan KM, Bera AK, Mukherjee A, Talukdar P. Hopping-Mediated Anion Transport through a Mannitol-Based Rosette Ion Channel. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:14128-35. [DOI: 10.1021/ja506278z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Tanmoy Saha
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India
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- School
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695016, India
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- School
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695016, India
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- Department
of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune, Maharashtra 411008, India
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Seventeen derivatives of α- and β-cyclodextrins were prepared from the cyclodextrin per-6-azide by "click" cyclization with terminal alkynes. Sixteen of these "half-channel" compounds showed significant activity as ion channels in planar bilayer members as assessed by the voltage-clamp technique. Activity ranged from persistent square-top openings to highly erratic conductance; mixed behaviours were evident in virtually all data recorded. Some of the erratic behaviours were shown to follow an apparent power-law distribution of open duration times. The activities observed for the suite were summarized using a model-free activity grid method which displays conductance, duration, and opening behaviour. The overall activity shows the clustering of conductance-duration indicating that activity arises from system properties rather that solely as a property of the compound. The activity grids also support an analysis of structure-activity relationships as they apply to the global behaviour of the compounds and reveal the complexity of a single structure change in controlling the distribution of concurrent conductance behaviours. Transient blockage of channel activity by the hydrophobic guest of the cyclodextrin (1-adamantyl carboxylate) is consistent with the formation of an end-to-end dimer channel among several other competing and interconverting structures.
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- Jonathan K W Chui
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P6.
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Meng W, League AB, Ronson TK, Clegg JK, Isley WC, Semrouni D, Gagliardi L, Cramer CJ, Nitschke JR. Empirical and Theoretical Insights into the Structural Features and Host–Guest Chemistry of M8L4 Tube Architectures. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:3972-80. [DOI: 10.1021/ja412964r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Wenjing Meng
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputer
Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputer
Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputer
Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputer
Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputer
Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K
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Stadler AM, Lehn JMP. Coupled Nanomechanical Motions: Metal-Ion-Effected, pH-Modulated, Simultaneous Extension/Contraction Motions of Double-Domain Helical/Linear Molecular Strands. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:3400-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja408752m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Adrian-Mihail Stadler
- Laboratoire
de Chimie Supramoléculaire, Institut de Science et d’Ingénierie
Supramoléculaires, Université de Strasbourg, 8 Allée
Gaspard Monge, Strasbourg, 67000, France
- Institut für Nanotechnologie (INT), Karlsruhe Institut für Technologie (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie Supramoléculaire, Institut de Science et d’Ingénierie
Supramoléculaires, Université de Strasbourg, 8 Allée
Gaspard Monge, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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Lalgee LJ, Grierson L, Fairman RA, Jaggernauth GE, Schulte A, Benz R, Winterhalter M. Synthetic ion transporters: pore formation in bilayers via coupled activity of non-spanning cobalt-cage amphiphiles. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2014; 1838:1247-54. [PMID: 24508756 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Three amphiphilic cobalt-cage congeners bearing a diaza-crown bridge and varying alkyl chains (1:2:3; n = 12, 16, 18) have been assessed for their ion transport across planar lipid bilayer membranes. In symmetrical electrolyte solutions, a range of ion transport activity is provoked: 1 disrupts painted (fluid) bilayers in a detergent-like mode of action; 2 forms conducting "pores" in folded (rigid) membranes with long open lifetimes (>2 min) while 3 requires the larger auxiliary solvent volume and lower lateral stress of painted membranes to effect ion transport via long-lived pores. Hill analysis of the conductance variation with monomer concentration yields coefficients (2:3; n = 2.3, 1.9) in support of dimeric (n = 2) membrane-active structures, for which the derived "pore" radii are correlated with charge-density of the transported cations and their affinity for the crown moiety. A toroidal-pore model is invoked to account for the flux of guest ions through planar bilayer membranes without a fast-diffusing intermediary or direct membrane-spanning structure.
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- Lorale J Lalgee
- The Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- The Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- The Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- The Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- The Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- School of Engineering and Science, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.
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Itoh H, Inoue M. Antibody-mediated functional control of a dansylated polytheonamide mimic. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:939-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48348g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Saha T, Roy A, Gening ML, Titov DV, Gerbst AG, Tsvetkov YE, Nifantiev NE, Talukdar P. Cyclo-oligo-(1 → 6)-β-d-glucosamine based artificial channels for tunable transmembrane ion transport. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:5514-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc49490j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Vargas Jentzsch A, Hennig A, Mareda J, Matile S. Synthetic ion transporters that work with anion-π interactions, halogen bonds, and anion-macrodipole interactions. Acc Chem Res 2013; 46:2791-800. [PMID: 23547885 DOI: 10.1021/ar400014r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The transport of ions and molecules across lipid bilayer membranes connects cells and cellular compartments with their environment. This biological process is central to a host of functions including signal transduction in neurons and the olfactory and gustatory sensing systems, the translocation of biosynthetic intermediates and products, and the uptake of nutrients, drugs, and probes. Biological transport systems are highly regulated and selectively respond to a broad range of physical and chemical stimulation. A large percentage of today's drugs and many antimicrobial or antifungal agents take advantage of these systems. Other biological transport systems are highly toxic, such as the anthrax toxin or melittin from bee venom. For more than three decades, organic and supramolecular chemists have been interested in developing new transport systems. Over time, curiosity about the basic design has evolved toward developing of responsive systems with applications in materials sciences and medicine. Our early contributions to this field focused on the introduction of new structural motifs with emphasis on rigid-rod scaffolds, artificial β-barrels, or π-stacks. Using these scaffolds, we have constructed selective systems that respond to voltage, pH, ligands, inhibitors, or light (multifunctional photosystems). We have described sensing applications that cover the three primary principles of sensor development: immunosensors that use aptamers, biosensors (an "artificial" tongue), and differential sensors (an "artificial" nose). In this Account, we focus on our recent interest in applying synthetic transport systems as analytical tools to identify the functional relevance of less common noncovalent interactions, anion-π interactions, halogen bonds, and anion-macrodipole interactions. Anion-π interactions, the poorly explored counterpart of cation-π interactions, occur in aromatic systems with a positive quadrupole moment, such as TNT or hexafluorobenzene. To observe these elusive interactions in action, we synthesized naphthalenediimide transporters of increasing π-acidity up to an unprecedented quadrupole moment of +39 Buckinghams and characterized these systems in comparison with tandem mass spectrometry and computational simulations. With π-acidic calixarenes and calixpyrroles, we have validated our results on anion-π interactions and initiated our studies of halogen bonds. Halogen bonds originate from the σ-hole that appears on top of electron-deficient iodines, bromines, and chlorines. Halogen-bond donors are ideal for anion transport because they are as strong and at least as directional as hydrogen-bond donors, but also hydrophobic. The discovery of the smallest possible organic anion transporter, trifluoroiodomethane, illustrates the power of halogen-bond donors. This molecule contains a single carbon atom and is a gas with a boiling point of -22 °C. Anion-macrodipole interactions, finally, differ significantly from anion-π interactions and halogen bonds because they are important in nature and cannot be studied with small molecules. We have used anion-transporting peptide/urea nanotubes to examine these interactions in synthetic transport systems. To facilitate the understanding of the described results, we also include an in-depth discussion of the meaning of Hill coefficients. The use of synthetic transport systems to catch less common noncovalent interactions at work is important because it helps to expand the collection of interactions available to create functional systems. Progress in this direction furthers fundamental knowledge and invites many different applications. For illustration, we briefly discuss how this knowledge could apply to the development of new catalysts.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Stoltz B, Motherwell W. Tetrahedron reports on organic chemistry. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(13)01252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chakraborty S, Liu R, Lemke JJ, Hayouka Z, Welch RA, Weisblum B, Masters KS, Gellman SH. Effects of Cyclic vs. Acyclic Hydrophobic Subunits on the Chemical Structure and Biological Properties of Nylon-3 Co-Polymers. ACS Macro Lett 2013; 2. [PMID: 24349873 DOI: 10.1021/mz400239r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Nylon-3 co-polymers containing both hydrophobic and cationic subunits can mimic the activity profile of host-defense peptides, if subunit identity and proportion are carefully selected. These sequence- and stereo-random co-polymers inhibit bacterial growth at relatively low concentrations, apparently via disruption of bacterial membranes, but they are relatively non-disruptive toward eukaryotic cell membranes (low hemolytic activity). In all previous examples, the hydrophobic subunits have contained cycloalkyl groups that incorporate the backbone Cα-Cβ bond. Here we have explored the effects of using analogous acyclic hydrophobic subunits. The results indicate that the replacing cyclic with acyclic hydrophobic subunits has a modest influence on biological properties. This influence appears to arise from differences in subunit flexibility.
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- Saswata Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Biomedical Engineering, §Department of Medicine, and ∥Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Lin NT, Xie CY, Huang SL, Chen CH, Luh TY. Oligonorbornenes with Hammock-Like Crown Ether Pendants as Artificial Transmembrane Ion Channel. Chem Asian J 2013; 8:1436-40. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alfonso I, Quesada R. Biological activity of synthetic ionophores: ion transporters as prospective drugs? Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc50882j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Zhang H, Tian Y, Jiang L. From symmetric to asymmetric design of bio-inspired smart single nanochannels. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:10048-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45526b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wang T, Widanapathirana L, Zhao Y, Hong M. Aggregation and dynamics of oligocholate transporters in phospholipid bilayers revealed by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:17071-17078. [PMID: 23153411 DOI: 10.1021/la303661p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Macrocycles made of cholate building blocks were previously found to transport glucose readily across lipid bilayers. In this study, an (15)N, (13)Cα-labeled glycine was inserted into a cyclic cholate trimer and attached at the end of a linear trimer, respectively. The isotopic labeling allowed us to use solid-state NMR spectroscopy to study the dynamics, aggregation, and depth of insertion of these compounds in lipid membranes. The cyclic compound was found to be mostly immobilized in DLPC, POPC/POPG, and POPC/POPG/cholesterol membranes, whereas the linear trimer displayed large-amplitude motion that depended on the membrane thickness and viscosity. (13)C-detected (1)H spin diffusion experiments revealed the depth of insertion of the compounds in the membranes, as well as their contact with water molecules. The data support a consistent stacking model for the cholate macrocycles in lipid membranes, driven by the hydrophobic interactions of the water molecules in the interior of the macrocycles. The study also shows a strong preference of the linear trimer for the membrane surface, consistent with its lack of transport activity in earlier liposome leakage assays.
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- Tuo Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, USA
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A stable tetraporphyrin metallacycle with Re(I) corners (1) is capable of forming nanopores in a liposomial membrane, provided that the porphyrin units are properly functionalized with peripheral carboxylic acid residues that, by establishing an hydrogen bond network, allow the formation of dimers that span the depth of the membrane.
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- Mariangela Boccalon
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy
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Itoh H, Matsuoka S, Kreir M, Inoue M. Design, Synthesis and Functional Analysis of Dansylated Polytheonamide Mimic: An Artificial Peptide Ion Channel. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:14011-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ja303831a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Hiroaki Itoh
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Nanion Technologies GmbH, Gabrielenstrasse 9, D-80636 Munich, Germany
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Riddell IA, Smulders MMJ, Clegg JK, Hristova YR, Breiner B, Thoburn JD, Nitschke JR. Anion-induced reconstitution of a self-assembling system to express a chloride-binding Co10L15 pentagonal prism. Nat Chem 2012; 4:751-6. [DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Montesarchio D, Coppola C, Boccalon M, Tecilla P. Carbohydrate-based synthetic ion transporters. Carbohydr Res 2012; 356:62-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2012.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Widanapathirana L, Zhao Y. Effects of amphiphile topology on the aggregation of oligocholates in lipid membranes: macrocyclic versus linear amphiphiles. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:8165-8173. [PMID: 22563986 DOI: 10.1021/la301090t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A macrocyclic and a linear trimer of a facially amphiphilic cholate building block were labeled with a fluorescent dansyl group. The environmentally sensitive fluorophore enabled the aggregation of the two oligocholates in lipid membranes to be studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. Concentration-dependent emission wavelength and intensity revealed a higher concentration of water for the cyclic compound. Both compounds were shown by the red-edge excitation shift (REES) to be located near the membrane/water interface at low concentrations, but the cyclic trimer was better able to migrate into the hydrophobic core of the membrane than the linear trimer. Fluorescent quenching by a water-soluble (NaI) and a lipid-soluble (TEMPO) quencher indicated that the cyclic trimer penetrated into the hydrophobic region of the membrane more readily than the linear trimer, which preferred to stay close to the membrane surface. The fluorescent data corroborated with the previous leakage assays that suggested the stacking of the macrocyclic cholate trimer into transmembrane nanopores, driven by the strong associative interactions of water molecules inside the macrocycles in a nonpolar environment.
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Widanapathirana L, Zhao Y. Aromatically Functionalized Cyclic Tricholate Macrocycles: Aggregation, Transmembrane Pore Formation, Flexibility, and Cooperativity. J Org Chem 2012; 77:4679-87. [DOI: 10.1021/jo3004056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, United States
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Shen B, Li X, Wang F, Yao X, Yang D. A synthetic chloride channel restores chloride conductance in human cystic fibrosis epithelial cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34694. [PMID: 22514656 PMCID: PMC3326041 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mutations in the gene-encoding cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) cause defective transepithelial transport of chloride (Cl−) ions and fluid, thereby becoming responsible for the onset of cystic fibrosis (CF). One strategy to reduce the pathophysiology associated with CF is to increase Cl− transport through alternative pathways. In this paper, we demonstrate that a small synthetic molecule which forms Cl− channels to mediate Cl− transport across lipid bilayer membranes is capable of restoring Cl− permeability in human CF epithelial cells; as a result, it has the potential to become a lead compound for the treatment of human diseases associated with Cl− channel dysfunction.
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- Bing Shen
- Department of Physiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Physiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Physiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
- * E-mail: (XY) (XY); (DY) (DY)
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- Morningside Laboratory for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- * E-mail: (XY) (XY); (DY) (DY)
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Shinohara N, Itoh H, Matsuoka S, Inoue M. Selective modification of the N-terminal structure of polytheonamide B significantly changes its cytotoxicity and activity as an ion channel. ChemMedChem 2012; 7:1770-3. [PMID: 22489077 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201200142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chemical point mutation: Polytheonamide B is a naturally occurring polypeptide containing 48 amino acids. It both displays potent cytotoxicity and acts as a monovalent cation channel in vitro. Chemoselective methods to modify the 44th, N-, and C-terminal residues of the natural product have been developed, and evaluation of the resultant derivatives suggests that the intrinsic activities of the peptide can only be altered by switching its N-terminal substitution.
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- Naoki Shinohara
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Quesada R. Membrane Transport. Supramol Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/9780470661345.smc173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Li X, Zhao Y. Protection/Deprotection of surface activity and its applications in the controlled release of liposomal contents. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:4152-4159. [PMID: 22303995 DOI: 10.1021/la2050702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The micelles of two tripropargylammonium-functionalized cationic surfactants were cross-linked by a disulfide-containing diazido cross-linker in the presence of Cu(I) catalysts. With multiple residual alkyne groups on the surface, the resulting surface cross-linked micelles (SCMs) were postfunctionalized by reaction with 2-azidoethanol and an azido-terminated poly(ethylene glycol), respectively, via the alkyne-azide click reaction. The water-soluble nanoparticles obtained had low surface activity due to the buried hydrophobic tails. Cleavage of the disulfide cross-links by dithiothreitol (DTT) exposed the hydrophobic tails and resumed surface activity of the "caged" surfactants within 2 min after DTT addition. The controlled breakage of the SCMs was used to lower the surface tension of aqueous solutions and trigger the release of liposomal contents on demand.
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- Xueshu Li
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3111, United States
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