The regulation and functions of DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes

D Varshney, J Spiegel, K Zyner, D Tannahill… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2020 - nature.com
DNA and RNA can adopt various secondary structures. Four-stranded G-quadruplex (G4)
structures form through self-recognition of guanines into stacked tetrads, and considerable …

DNA G-quadruplex structures: more than simple roadblocks to transcription?

J Robinson, F Raguseo, SP Nuccio… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
It has been> 20 years since the formation of G-quadruplex (G4) secondary structures in
gene promoters was first linked to the regulation of gene expression. Since then, the …

[HTML][HTML] The genomics of oxidative DNA damage, repair, and resulting mutagenesis

AR Poetsch - Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species are a constant threat to DNA as they modify bases with the risk of
disrupting genome function, inducing genome instability and mutation. Such risks are due to …

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 …

DNA quadruple helices in nanotechnology

JL Mergny, D Sen - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
DNA has played an early and powerful role in the development of bottom-up
nanotechnologies, not least because of DNA's precise, predictable, and controllable …

On the wrong DNA track: Molecular mechanisms of repeat-mediated genome instability

AN Khristich, SM Mirkin - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Expansions of simple tandem repeats are responsible for almost 50 human diseases, the
majority of which are severe, degenerative, and not currently treatable or preventable. In this …

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 …

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-quadruplex–R-loop interactions and the mechanism of anticancer G-quadruplex binders

G Miglietta, M Russo, G Capranico - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Genomic DNA and cellular RNAs can form a variety of non-B secondary structures, including
G-quadruplex (G4) and R-loops. G4s are constituted by stacked guanine tetrads held …

Porphyrinoid biohybrid materials as an emerging toolbox for biomedical light management

V Almeida-Marrero, E van de Winckel… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of photoactive and biocompatible nanomaterials is a current major
challenge of materials science and nanotechnology, as they will contribute to promoting …