G-Quadruplexes in RNA biology: recent advances and future directions

L Dumas, P Herviou, E Dassi, A Cammas… - Trends in Biochemical …, 2021 - cell.com
RNA G-quadruplexes (RG4s) are four-stranded structures known to control gene expression
mechanisms, from transcription to protein synthesis, and DNA-related processes. Their …

G-quadruplexes and their ligands: Biophysical methods to unravel G-quadruplex/ligand interactions

T Santos, GF Salgado, EJ Cabrita, C Cruz - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Progress in the design of G-quadruplex (G4) binding ligands relies on the availability of
approaches that assess the binding mode and nature of the interactions between G4 …

G-quadruplex-binding proteins: promising targets for drug design

H Shu, R Zhang, K Xiao, J Yang, X Sun - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical secondary nucleic acid structures. Sequences with
the potential to form G4s are abundant in regulatory regions of the genome including …

The hide-and-seek game of the oncogenic Epstein-Barr virus-encoded EBNA1 protein with the immune system: An RNA G-quadruplex tale

VT Dinh, N Loaëc, A Quillévéré, R Le Sénéchal… - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the first oncogenic virus described in human. EBV
infects more than 90% of the human population worldwide, but most EBV infections are …

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 …

RNA G-quadruplex in functional regulation of noncoding RNA: Challenges and emerging opportunities

VJ Sahayasheela, H Sugiyama - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Summary G-quadruplexes (G4s) are stable, noncanonical structures formed in guanine (G)-
rich sequences of DNA/RNA. G4 structures are reported to play a regulatory role in various …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecule chaperones facilitate the folding of RNA G-quadruplexes

P Lejault, L Prudent, MP Terrier, JP Perreault - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4) have recently emerged as major regulatory elements in
both mRNA and non-coding RNA. In order to investigate the biological roles of rG4 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a highly optimized procedure for the discovery of RNA G-quadruplexes by combining several strategies

MA Turcotte, F Bolduc, A Vannutelli, J Mitteaux… - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s) are non-canonical secondary structures that are formed by the
self-association of guanine quartets and that are stabilized by monovalent cations (eg …

GAIA: G-quadruplexes in alive creature database

A Vannutelli, LLN Schell, JP Perreault… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4) are 3D structures that are found in both DNA and RNA.
Interest in this structure has grown over the past few years due to both its implication in …