Directing intracellular supramolecular assembly with N-heteroaromatic quaterthiophene analogues

Self-assembly of synthetic molecules in living cells can influence cell function, but is extremely challenging due to the complex environment of cells. Here the authors report the self-assembly of small organic molecules that locate, target and self-report their supramolecular behavior in living cel...

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Main Authors: David Y. W. Ng, Roman Vill, Yuzhou Wu, Kaloian Koynov, Yu Tokura, Weina Liu, Susanne Sihler, Andreas Kreyes, Sandra Ritz, Holger Barth, Ulrich Ziener, Tanja Weil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02020-2
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Summary:Self-assembly of synthetic molecules in living cells can influence cell function, but is extremely challenging due to the complex environment of cells. Here the authors report the self-assembly of small organic molecules that locate, target and self-report their supramolecular behavior in living cells.
ISSN:2041-1723