A light-responsive ion transport switch has been developed based on conformation-dependent azobenzene-incorporated lipophilic G-quadruplex channels, which provides a new smart approach for the selective transport of K+ ions across the lipid membrane.
Chunying Li, Hui Chen, Xiaohai Yang, Kemin Wang, Jianbo Liu. An ion transport switch based on light-responsive conformation-dependent G-quadruplex transmembrane channels. Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 2021 Aug 25;57(66):8214-8217
PMID: 34308935
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