• Advances in Anion Receptor Chemistry 

      Chen, Lijun; Berry, Stuart N.; Wu, Xin; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2020-01-01
      This review covers advances in anion complexation in the years 2017 and 2018. The review focuses on the applications of anion receptor chemistry, including sensing, self-assembly, extraction, transport, catalysis, and ...
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    • Anion receptor chemistry: Highlights from 2016 

      Gale, Philip A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Wu, Xin; Spooner, Michael J.
      Published 2018-02-01
      This review covers recent advances in anion receptor chemistry from 2016, including developments in self-assembly, sensing, anion separation, transport, catalysis and fundamental advances in anion recognition systems.
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    • Cyclic peptide unguisin A is an anion receptor with high affinity for phosphate and pyrophosphate 

      Ariawan, A. Daryl; Webb, James E.A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.; Thordarson, Pall; Hunter, Luke
      Published 2017-02-01
      Unguisin A (1) is a marine-derived, GABA-containing cyclic heptapeptide. The biological function of this flexible macrocycle is obscure. Here we show that compound 1 lacks any detectable activity in antimicrobial growth ...
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    • Development of a library of thiophene-based drug-like LEGO molecules: evaluation of their anion binding, transport properties and cytotoxicity 

      Vieira, Paulo; Miranda, Margarida Q.; Marques, Igor; Carvalho, Sílvia; Li-Jun, Chen; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Zhen, Carl; Leung, Claudia Y.; Spooner, Michael J.; Morgado, Bárbara; da Cruz e Silva, Odete A.B.; Moiteiro, Cristina; Gale, Philip A.; Félix, Vítor
      Published 2020-01-01
      The anion binding and transport properties of an extensive library of thiophene-based molecules are reported. Seventeen bis-urea positional isomers, with different binding conformations and lipophilicities, were synthetized ...
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    • Fatty Acid Fueled Transmembrane Chloride Transport 

      Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2019-06-21
      Generation of chemical gradients across biological membranes of cellular compartments is a hallmark of all living systems. Here we report a proof-of-concept prototype transmembrane pumping system in liposomes. The pump ...
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    • Fluorescent squaramides as anion receptors and transmembrane anion transporters 

      Bao, Xiaoping; Wu, Xin; Berry, Stuart N.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Chang, Young-Tae; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2018-01-01
      A series of squaramide-based anion transporters functionalised with the 1,8-naphthalimide fluorophore has been developed for improved ionophoric activity and fluorescent imaging in cells.
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    • Fluorinated synthetic anion carriers: experimental and computational insights into transmembrane chloride transport 

      Spooner, Michael J.; Li, Hongyu; Marques, Igor; Costa, Pedro M.R.; Wu, Xin; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Busschaert, Nathalie; Moore, Stephen J.; Light, Mark E.; Sheppard, David N.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2018-01-01
      A series of fluorinated tripodal tris-thioureas function as highly active anion transporters across lipid bilayers and cell membranes. Here, we investigate their mechanism of action using anion transport assays in cells ...
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    • Fluorinated tripodal receptors for potentiometric chloride detection in biological fluids 

      Pankratova, Nadezda; Cuartero, Maria; Jowett, Laura A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.; Bakker, Eric; Crespo, Gastón A.
      Published 2017-07-01
      Fluorinated tripodal compounds were recently reported to be efficient transmembrane transporters for a series of inorganic anions. In particular, this class of receptors has been shown to be suitable for the effective ...
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    • Full elucidation of the transmembrane anion transport mechanism of squaramides using in silico investigations 

      Marques, Igor; Costa, Pedro M.R.; Miranda, Margarida Q.; Busschaert, Nathalie; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Clarke, Harriet J.; Haynes, Cally J.E.; Kirby, Isabelle L.; Rodilla, Ananda M.; Pérez-Tomás, Ricardo; Gale, Philip A.; Félix, Vítor
      Published 2018-01-01
      A comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of the transmembrane chloride transport promoted by four series of squaramide derivatives, with different degrees of fluorination, number of convergent N–H binding ...
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    • Full elucidation of the transmembrane anion transport mechanism of squaramides using in silico investigations 

      Marques, Igor; Costa, Pedro M.R.; Miranda, Margarida Q.; Busschaert, Nathalie; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Clarke, Harriet J.; Haynes, Cally J.E.; Kirby, Isabelle L.; Rodilla, Ananda M.; Pérez-Tomás, Ricardo; Gale, Philip A.; Félix, Vítor
      Published 2018-06-29
      A comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigation of the transmembrane chloride transport promoted by four series of squaramide derivatives, with different degrees of fluorination, number of convergent N–H binding ...
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    • Halide-selective, proton-coupled anion transport by phenylthiosemicarbazones 

      Howe, Ethan N.W.; Chang, Vai-Vai Tiffany; Wu, Xin; Fares, Mohamed; Lewis, William; Macreadie, Lauren K.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2022
      Phenylthiosemicarbazones (PTSCs) are proton-coupled anion transporters with pH-switchable behaviour known to be regulated by an imine protonation equilibrium. Previously, chloride/nitrate exchange by PTSCs was found to be ...
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    • Indole-based perenosins as highly potent HCl transporters and potential anti-cancer agents 

      Jowett, Laura A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Soto-Cerrato, Vanessa; Van Rossom, Wim; Pérez-Tomás, Ricardo; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2017-01-01
      Prodigiosin is one of the most potent anion transporters in lipid bilayer membranes reported to date. Inspired by the structure of this natural product, we have recently designed and synthesised a new class of H+/Cl− ...
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    • Investigating the Influence of Steric Hindrance on Selective Anion Transport 

      Jowett, Laura A.; Ricci, Angela; Wu, Xin; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2019-04-02
      A series of symmetrical and unsymmetrical alkyl tren based tris-thiourea anion transporters were synthesised and their anion binding and transport properties studied. Overall, increasing the steric bulk of the substituents ...
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    • New Insights into the Anion Transport Selectivity and Mechanism of Tren-based Tris-(thio)ureas 

      Jowett, Laura A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Wu, Xin; Busschaert, Nathalie; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2018-06-19
      The anion transport properties of a series of previously reported tren-based anionophores have been revisited using new assays designed to measure anion uniport. This study provides new insights into the transport mechanism ...
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    • Photomodulation of Transmembrane Transport and Potential by Stiff-Stilbene Based Bis(thio)ureas 

      Wezenberg, Sander J.; Chen, Li-Jun; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Wu, Xin; Siegler, Maxime A.; Gale, Philip A.; Bos, Jasper E.; Feringa, Ben L.
      Published 2021
      Membrane transport proteins fulfil important regulatory functions in biology with a common trait being their ability to respond to stimuli in the environment. Various small-molecule receptors, capable of mediating transmembrane ...
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    • Squaramide-based synthetic chloride transporters activate TFEB but block autophagic flux 

      Zhang, Shaoyi; Wang, Yan; Xie, Wei; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Busschaert, Nathalie; Sauvat, Allan; Leduc, Marion; Gomes-da-Silva, Ligia C.; Chen, Guo; Martins, Isabelle; Deng, Xiaxing; Maiuri, Luigi; Kepp, Oliver; Soussi, Thierry; Gale, Philip A.; Zamzami, Naoufal; Kroemer, Guido
      Published 2019-02-01
      Cystic fibrosis is a disease caused by defective function of a chloride channel coupled to a blockade of autophagic flux. It has been proposed to use synthetic chloride transporters as pharmacological agents to compensate ...
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    • Stimuli-responsive cycloaurated ‘OFF-ON’ switchable anion transporters 

      Fares, Mohamed; Wu, Xin; Ramesh, Deepthi; Lewis, William; Keller, Paul A.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Pérez-Tomás, Ricardo; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2020-01-01
      Anion transporters have shown potential application as anti-cancer agents that function by disrupting homeostasis and triggering cell death. In this research article we report switchable anion transport by gold complexes ...
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    • Supramolecular transmembrane anion transport: new assays and insights 

      Wu, Xin; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2018
      Transmembrane anion transport has been the focus of a number of supramolecular chemistry research groups for a number of years. Much of this research is driven by the biological relevance of anion transport and the search ...
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    • Synthetic Na+/K+ exchangers promote apoptosis by disturbing cellular cation homeostasis 

      Park, Sang-Hyun; Hwang, Inhong; McNaughton, Daniel A.; Kinross, Airlie J.; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Xiong, Shenglun; Kilde, Martin Drøhse; Lynch, Vincent M.; Gale, Philip A.; Sessler, Jonathan L.; Shin, Injae; He, Qing
      Published 2021
      A number of artificial cation ionophores (or transporters) have been developed for basic research and biomedical applications. However, their mechanisms of action and the putative correlations between changes in intracellular ...
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    • Tetrapodal Anion Transporters 

      Gilchrist, Alexander M.; Chen, Lijun; Wu, Xin; Lewis, William; Howe, Ethan N.W.; Macreadie, Lauren K.; Gale, Philip A.
      Published 2020-01-01
      Synthetic anion transporters that facilitate chloride transport are promising candidates for channelopathy treatments. However, most anion transporters exhibit an undesired side effect of facilitating proton transport via ...
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