RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s): genomics and biological functions

K Lyu, EYC Chow, X Mou, TF Chan… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-classical DNA or RNA secondary structures that
have been first observed decades ago. Over the years, these four-stranded structural motifs …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale analysis of independent Alzheimer's cohorts finds disruption of molecular, genetic, and clinical networks by human herpesvirus

B Readhead, JV Haure-Mirande, CC Funk… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Investigators have long suspected that pathogenic microbes might contribute to the onset
and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) although definitive evidence has not been …

RNA G-quadruplexes are globally unfolded in eukaryotic cells and depleted in bacteria

JU Guo, DP Bartel - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Many cellular RNAs contain regions that fold into stable structures required
for function. Both Watson− Crick and noncanonical interactions can play important roles in …

RNA G-quadruplexes: emerging mechanisms in disease

A Cammas, S Millevoi - Nucleic acids research, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract RNA G-quadruplexes (G4s) are formed by G-rich RNA sequences in protein-coding
(mRNA) and non-coding (ncRNA) transcripts that fold into a four-stranded conformation …

The diverse structural landscape of quadruplexes

HL Lightfoot, T Hagen, NJ Tatum, J Hall - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
G‐quadruplexes are secondary structures formed in G‐rich sequences in DNA and RNA.
Considerable research over the past three decades has led to in‐depth insight into these …

rG4detector, a novel RNA G-quadruplex predictor, uncovers their impact on stress granule formation

M Turner, YM Danino, M Barshai… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s) are RNA secondary structures, which are formed by guanine-
rich sequences and have important cellular functions. Existing computational tools for rG4 …

QUADRatlas: the RNA G-quadruplex and RG4-binding proteins database

S Bourdon, P Herviou, L Dumas… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract RNA G-quadruplexes (RG4s) are non-canonical, disease-associated post-
transcriptional regulators of gene expression whose functions are driven by RNA-binding …

Non-duplex G-quadruplex structures emerge as mediators of epigenetic modifications

AK Mukherjee, S Sharma, S Chowdhury - Trends in Genetics, 2019 - cell.com
The role of non-duplex DNA, the guanine-quadruplex structure in particular, is becoming
widely appreciated. Increasing evidence in the last decade implicates quadruplexes in …

Motif independent identification of potential RNA G-quadruplexes by G4RNA screener

JM Garant, JP Perreault, MS Scott - Bioinformatics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Motivation G-quadruplex structures in RNA molecules are known to have regulatory impacts
in cells but are difficult to locate in the genome. The minimal requirements for G-quadruplex …