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 …

Owing to their significant physiological functions, especially as selective relays for
translocation of physiological relevant species through cellular membranes, natural ion …

In this report, we introduce synthetic anion transporters that operate with chalcogen bonds.
Electron-deficient dithieno [3, 2-b; 2′, 3′-d] thiophenes (DTTs) are identified as ideal to …

Lipid bilayer membranes form compartments requisite for life. Interfacing supramolecular
systems, including receptors, catalysts, signal transducers and ion transporters, enables the …

Synthetic supramolecular ion transporters find applications as potential therapeutics and as
tools for engineering functional membranes. Stimuli‐responsive systems enable external …

Ion transport across lipid membranes in biology is controlled by stimuli-responsive
membrane channels and molecular machine ion pumps such as ATPases. Here, we report a …

Biological ion channels and ion pumps with intricate ion transport functions widely exist in
living organisms and play irreplaceable roles in almost all physiological functions …

Inspired by mechanosensitive potassium channels found in nature, we developed a
fluorinated amphiphilic cyclophane composed of fluorinated rigid aromatic units connected …

Despite the great interest in artificial ion channel design, only a small number of channel-
forming molecules are currently available for addressing challenging problems, particularly …

Conspectus Transmembrane proteins located within biological membranes play a crucial
role in a variety of important cellular processes, such as energy conversion and signal …