Quadruplex ligands in cancer therapy

V Sanchez-Martin, M Soriano, JA Garcia-Salcedo - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Four-stranded nucleic acid secondary structures (quadruplexes) including
DNA G-quadruplexes, RNA G-quadruplexes and i-Motifs display key regulatory functions in …

Structurally diverse G-quadruplexes as the noncanonical nucleic acid drug target for live cell imaging and antibacterial study

BX Zheng, J Yu, W Long, KH Chan… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of G-quadruplex structures (G4s) in vitro from guanine (G)-rich nucleic acid
sequences of DNA and RNA stabilized with monovalent cations, typically K+ and Na+, under …

Rational design of small-molecules to recognize G-quadruplexes of c-MYC promoter and telomere and the evaluation of their in vivo antitumor activity against breast …

W Long, BX Zheng, Y Li, XH Huang, DM Lin… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
DNA G4-structures from human c-MYC promoter and telomere are considered as important
drug targets; however, the developing of small-molecule-based fluorescent binding ligands …

Evolution of diverse strategies for promoter regulation

V Brázda, M Bartas, RP Bowater - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
DNA is fundamentally important for all cellular organisms due to its role as a store of
hereditary genetic information. The precise and accurate regulation of gene transcription …

Design mitochondria-specific fluorescent turn-on probes targeting G-quadruplexes for live cell imaging and mitophagy monitoring study

MT She, JW Yang, BX Zheng, W Long… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A series of new mitochondrial-selective fluorescent probe was designed and synthesized
based on the integration of two planar molecular scaffolds of benzo-indole/indole with a p …

A smart small molecule as specific fluorescent probe for sensitive recognition of mitochondrial DNA G-Quadruplexes

Y Wang, N Chen, Z Pan, Z Ye, J Yuan, Y Zeng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract G-quadruplex (G4) has become an essential target for the therapy of human genetic
diseases (cancer included) with important biological functions for regulation and monitoring …

Discovery of a novel g-quadruplex and histone deacetylase (HDAC) dual-targeting agent for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer

XC Jiang, FH Tu, LY Wei, BZ Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is highly associated with G-
quadruplex (G4); thus, targeting G4 is a potential strategy for TNBC therapy. Because …

A non-B DNA binding peptidomimetic channel alters cellular functions

R Paul, D Dutta, TK Mukhopadhyay, D Müller… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
DNA binding transcription factors possess the ability to interact with lipid membranes to
construct ion-permeable pathways. Herein, we present a thiazole-based DNA binding …

A Cytoplasm‐Specific Fluorescent Ligand for Selective Imaging of RNA G‐Quadruplexes in Live Cancer Cells

BX Zheng, W Long, MT She, Y Wang… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of site‐specific, target‐selective and biocompatible small molecule ligands
as a fluorescent tool for real‐time study of cellular functions of RNA G‐quadruplexes (G4s) …

Near-Infrared small molecule as a specific fluorescent probe for ultrasensitive recognition of antiparallel human telomere G-Quadruplexes

M Jin, J Li, Y Chen, J Zhao, J Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past 10 years, many fluorescent probes have been developed to recognize G-
quadruplexes (G4s) since G4s play an important role in biological systems. However, the …