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ArticleLangmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids2025

Photoswitchable Molecular Motor Phospholipid: Synthesis, Characterization, and Integration into Lipid Vesicles.

Ainoa Guinart, Daniel Doellerer, Yusuf Qutbuddin, Henry Zivkovic, Cristina Branca, Dominik Hrebik, Petra Schwille, Ben L Feringa

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Article in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Light-Enhanced Chloride Transport by Thiourea-Appended Molecular Motor.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  2. Devising a divisome for synthetic cells.Nature reviews. Chemistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Ainoa GuinartStratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Daniel DoellererStratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Yusuf QutbuddinCellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0054-0608
Henry ZivkovicCellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Cristina BrancaStratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0007-8495-4774
Dominik HrebikCell and Virus Structure, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Petra SchwilleCellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6106-4847
Ben L FeringaStratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0588-8435

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid membranes are essential for cellular function, acting as barriers and platforms for major cellular and biochemical activities. The integration of photoisomerizable units into lipid structures allows for tunable membrane properties, offering insights into major membrane-related processes. In this study, we present the first molecular-motor-conjugated phospholipid system. The synthesis of two phosphatidylcholine derivatives is reported, where one acyl chain is replaced with a light-responsive molecular rotary motor moiety. We explore the photochemical and thermodynamic behaviors of these compounds in solution and as self-assembled systems, demonstrating their rotation cycles under illumination and their dynamic properties in combination with lipid molecules. Additionally, giant unilamellar vesicles with these compounds are formed to investigate the mechanisms of the photoinduced responses in synthetic lipid membranes. Our findings show that molecular motor-based lipids can operate in aqueous solution and with natural phospholipids, maintaining photoisomerization properties and enabling oxidation-driven release within giant lipid vesicles.

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PhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsUnilamellar LiposomesLightPhotochemical ProcessesThermodynamicsPhosphatidylcholinesPhospholipidsUnilamellar Liposomes

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PMID39900533
PMCPMC11841041

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