Around 3% of the genome consists of simple DNA repeats that are prone to forming
alternative (non-B) DNA structures, such as hairpins, cruciforms, triplexes (H-DNA), four …

Conspectus Biomimetics is defined as a “practice of making technological design that copies
natural processes”, with the idea that “nature has already solved the challenges we are …

Holliday 4-way junctions are key to important biological DNA processes (insertion,
recombination, and repair) and are dynamic structures that adopt either open or closed …

The paper describes the development of a novel DNA oligonucleotide-based affinity
bioreceptor that binds to lactoferrin, a glycoprotein-type immunomodulator. The research …

DNA three-way junction (TWJ) structures transiently form during key cellular processes such
as transcription, replication, and DNA repair. Despite their significance, the thermodynamics …

DNA three-way junctions (3WJ) represent one of the simplest supramolecular DNA
structures arising as intermediates in homologous recombination in the absence of …

Abstract G-quadruplex (G4s) DNA structures have been implicated in inducing genomic
instability and contributing to cancer development. However, the relationship between G4s …

An i-motif (iM) is a four-stranded (quadruplex) DNA structure that folds from cytosine (C)-rich
sequences. iMs can fold under many different conditions in vitro, which paves the way for …

Targeting inter-duplex junctions in catenated DNA with bidirectional bis-intercalators is a
potential strategy for enhancing anticancer effects. In this study, we used d (CGTATACG) 2 …

Transient melting of the duplex‐DNA (B‐DNA) during DNA transactions allows repeated
sequences to fold into non‐B DNA structures, including DNA junctions and G‐quadruplexes …