Nanoscale Ion Pump Derived from a Biological Water Channel

• Published in: The journal of physical chemistry. B Vol. 121; no. 33; pp. 7899 - 7906
• Main Authors: Decker, Karl, Page, Martin, Aksimentiev, Aleksei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 24.08.2017
• Subjects: aquaporins; biomimetics; cations; Ion Pumps - chemistry; Ion Pumps - metabolism; molecular dynamics; Molecular Dynamics Simulation; Nanostructures - chemistry; transporters; Water - chemistry; Water - metabolism

Biological molecular machines perform the work of supporting life at the smallest of scales, including the work of shuttling ions across cell boundaries and against chemical gradients. Systems of artificial channels at the nanoscale can likewise control ionic concentration by way of ionic current re...