G-quadruplexes and G-quadruplex ligands: targets and tools in antiviral therapy

E Ruggiero, SN Richter - Nucleic acids research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical nucleic acids secondary structures that
form within guanine-rich strands of regulatory genomic regions. G4s have been extensively …

A guide to computational methods for G-quadruplex prediction

E Puig Lombardi, A Londoño-Vallejo - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Guanine-rich nucleic acids can fold into the non-B DNA or RNA structures called G-
quadruplexes (G4). Recent methodological developments have allowed the characterization …

Re-evaluation of G-quadruplex propensity with G4Hunter

A Bedrat, L Lacroix, JL Mergny - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Critical evidence for the biological relevance of G-quadruplexes (G4) has recently been
obtained in seminal studies performed in a variety of organisms. Four-stranded G …

Detection of genomic G-quadruplexes in living cells using a small artificial protein

K Zheng, J Zhang, Y He, J Gong, C Wen… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplex (G4) structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acids are implicated
in essential physiological and pathological processes and serve as important drug targets …

G-quadruplex unwinding helicases and their function in vivo

M Sauer, K Paeschke - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2017 - portlandpress.com
The concept that G-quadruplex (G4) structures can form within DNA or RNA in vitro has
been long known and extensively discussed. In recent years, accumulating evidences imply …

Transient Transcription Machineries Modulate Dynamic Functions of G‐Quadruplexes: Temporal Regulation of Biocatalytic Circuits, Gene Replication and …

J Dong, I Willner - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Native G‐quadruplex‐regulated temporal biocatalytic circuits, gene polymerization, and
transcription processes are emulated by biomimetic, synthetically engineered transcription …

G-quadruplex structures in bacteria: biological relevance and potential as an antimicrobial target

P Yadav, N Kim, M Kumari, S Verma… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT DNA strands consisting of multiple runs of guanines can adopt a noncanonical,
four-stranded DNA secondary structure known as G-quadruplex or G4 DNA. G4 DNA is …

G-quadruplex structural variations in human genome associated with single-nucleotide variations and their impact on gene activity

J Gong, C Wen, M Tang, R Duan… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
G-quadruplexes (G4s) formed by guanine-rich nucleic acids play a role in essential
biological processes such as transcription and replication. Besides the> 1.5 million putative …

Guanine-vacancy–bearing G-quadruplexes responsive to guanine derivatives

X Li, K Zheng, J Zhang, H Liu, Y He… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
G-quadruplex structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acids are implicated in essential
physiological and pathological processes and nanodevices. G-quadruplexes are normally …

RNA G-quadruplex structures mediate gene regulation in bacteria

X Shao, W Zhang, MI Umar, HY Wong, Z Seng, Y Xie… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Guanine (G)-rich sequences in RNA can fold into diverse RNA G-quadruplex (rG4)
structures to mediate various biological functions and cellular processes in eukaryotic …