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Communication
Entirely Artificial Signal Transduction with a Primary Messenger†
Article first published online: 19 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200902973
Copyright © 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Bernitzki, K. and Schrader, T. (2009), Entirely Artificial Signal Transduction with a Primary Messenger. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48: 8001–8005. doi: 10.1002/anie.200902973
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 7 OCT 2009
- Article first published online: 19 SEP 2009
- Manuscript Received: 2 JUN 2009
Funded by
- DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
Keywords:
- amphiphiles;
- FRET;
- host–guest systems;
- signal transduction;
- steroidal lipids
I saw the sign: An artificial system allows messenger-induced transmembrane signaling. External addition of a primary messenger molecule (DET, see picture) leads to formation of a heterodimeric complex of transmembrane units bearing tryptophan–dansyl (Trp–Dan) donor–acceptor pairs, which in turn stimulates a strong FRET on the opposite side of the membrane.