[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] On the road to fight cancer: The potential of G-quadruplex ligands as novel therapeutic agents

I Alessandrini, M Recagni, N Zaffaroni… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nucleic acid sequences able to adopt a G-quadruplex conformation are overrepresented
within the human genome. This evidence strongly suggests that these genomic regions …

[HTML][HTML] Stress promotes RNA G-quadruplex folding in human cells

P Kharel, M Fay, EV Manasova, PJ Anderson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Guanine (G)-rich nucleic acids can fold into G-quadruplex (G4) structures under permissive
conditions. Although many RNAs contain sequences that fold into RNA G4s (rG4s) in vitro …

Machine learning informs RNA‐binding chemical space

K Yazdani, D Jordan, M Yang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small molecule targeting of RNA has emerged as a new frontier in medicinal chemistry, but
compared to the protein targeting literature our understanding of chemical matter that binds …

Biological relevance and therapeutic potential of G-quadruplex structures in the human noncoding transcriptome

M Tassinari, SN Richter, P Gandellini - Nucleic Acids Research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Noncoding RNAs are functional transcripts that are not translated into proteins. They
represent the largest portion of the human transcriptome and have been shown to regulate …

[HTML][HTML] G4-quadruplex-binding proteins: review and insights into selectivity

V Meier-Stephenson - Biophysical reviews, 2022 - Springer
There are over 700,000 putative G4-quadruplexes (G4Qs) in the human genome, found
largely in promoter regions, telomeres, and other regions of high regulation. Growing …

[HTML][HTML] How to untie G-quadruplex knots and why?

P Lejault, J Mitteaux, FR Sperti, D Monchaud - Cell chemical biology, 2021 - cell.com
For over two decades, the prime objective of the chemical biology community studying G-
quadruplexes (G4s) has been to use chemicals to interact with and stabilize G4s in cells to …

Mechanistic insights into the ligand-induced unfolding of an RNA G-quadruplex

S Haldar, Y Zhang, Y Xia, B Islam, S Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The cationic porphyrin TMPyP4 is a well-established DNA G-quadruplex (G4) binding ligand
that can stabilize different topologies via multiple binding modes. However, TMPyP4 can …

Beyond small molecules: targeting G-quadruplex structures with oligonucleotides and their analogues

E Cadoni, L De Paepe, A Manicardi… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-Quadruplexes (G4s) are widely studied secondary DNA/RNA structures, naturally
occurring when G-rich sequences are present. The strategic localization of G4s in genome …

Visualization of deep tissue G-quadruplexes with a novel large stokes-shifted red fluorescent benzothiazole derivative

X Lu, X Wu, S Kuang, C Lei, Z Nie - Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
G-quadruplex (G4) is a noncanonical nucleic acid secondary structure that has implications
for various physiological and pathological processes and is thus essential to exploring new …