For the first time, a biomimetic ion channel co-modulated simultaneously by conformation and charge using a single stimulus has been demonstrated, and, based on the synergetic effect of this channel, an ultrasensitive nanopore sensor for ATP with a limit of detection down to sub-pM was developed.
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