Folding dynamics of polymorphic G‐quadruplex structures

JT Grün, H Schwalbe - Biopolymers, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract G‐quadruplexes (G4), found in numerous places within the human genome, are
involved in essential processes of cell regulation. Chromosomal DNA G4s are involved for …

Thermodynamic stability of G‐quadruplexes: impact of sequence and environment

J Jana, K Weisz - ChemBioChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
G‐quadruplexes have attracted growing interest in recent years due to their occurrence in
vivo and their possible biological functions. In addition to being promising targets for drug …

Structural recognition of the MYC promoter G-quadruplex by a quinoline derivative: insights into molecular targeting of parallel G-quadruplexes

J Dickerhoff, J Dai, D Yang - Nucleic Acids Research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract DNA G-Quadruplexes (G4s) formed in oncogene promoters regulate transcription.
The oncogene MYC promoter G4 (MycG4) is the most prevalent G4 in human cancers …

The hTERT core promoter forms three parallel G-quadruplexes

RC Monsen, L DeLeeuw, WL Dean… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The structure of the 68 nt sequence with G-quadruplex forming potential within the hTERT
promoter is disputed. One model features a structure with three stacked parallel G …

Long promoter sequences form higher-order G-quadruplexes: an integrative structural biology study of c-Myc, k-Ras and c-Kit promoter sequences

RC Monsen, LW DeLeeuw, WL Dean… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We report on higher-order G-quadruplex structures adopted by long promoter sequences
obtained by an iterative integrated structural biology approach. Our approach uses …

Wavelength-Selective Uncaging of Two Different Photoresponsive Groups on One Effector Molecule for Light-Controlled Activation and Deactivation

I Elamri, C Abdellaoui, JK Bains… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photocleavable protecting groups (PPGs) play a pivotal role in numerous studies. They
enable controlled release of small effector molecules to induce biochemical function. The …

[PDF][PDF] Oxidative stress-mediated epigenetic regulation by G-quadruplexes

AM Fleming, CJ Burrows - NAR cancer, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Many cancer-associated genes are regulated by guanine (G)-rich sequences that are
capable of refolding from the canonical duplex structure to an intrastrand G-quadruplex …

Structural polymorphism of guanine quadruplex-containing regions in human promoters

C Hennecker, L Yamout, C Zhang, C Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intramolecular guanine quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical nucleic acid structures
formed by four guanine (G)-rich tracts that assemble into a core of stacked planar tetrads. G4 …

Unraveling the kinetics of spare-tire DNA G-quadruplex folding

JT Grün, A Blümler, I Burkhart… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The folding of DNA G-quadruplexes (G4) is essential to regulate expression of oncogenes
and involves polymorphic long-lived intermediate states. G4 formation requires four G-tracts …

Characterization of DNA G-quadruplex topologies with NMR chemical shifts

RK Reddy Sannapureddi, MK Mohanty… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
G-quadruplexes are nucleic acid motifs formed by stacking of guanosine-tetrad
pseudoplanes. They perform varied biological roles, and their distinctive structural features …