title: Synthetic membrane transporters.
abstract: An increasing number of synthetic compounds have been shown to facilitate ion and polar molecule transport across bilayer membranes. Most notably, recent advances in anion transport have yielded synthetic chloride channels and phospholipid translocases. Attention has also turned to the ability of short amino acid sequences to transport peptides and proteins across cellular membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
authors.forename: J Middleton
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boon
authors.forename: Bradley D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D027321:Anion Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins; D010743:Phospholipids