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 …

Quadruplex nucleic acids as novel therapeutic targets

S Neidle - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Quadruplex-forming sequences are widely prevalent in human and other genomes,
including bacterial ones. These sequences are over-represented in eukaryotic telomeres …

[HTML][HTML] Multimeric G-quadruplexes: A review on their biological roles and targeting

I Frasson, V Pirota, SN Richter, F Doria - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
In human cells, nucleic acids adopt several non-canonical structures that regulate key
cellular processes. Among them, G-quadruplexes (G4s) are stable structures that form in …

G-quadruplexes in viruses: function and potential therapeutic applications

M Métifiot, S Amrane, S Litvak… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
G-rich nucleic acids can form non-canonical G-quadruplex structures (G4s) in which four
guanines fold in a planar arrangement through Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds. Although many …

SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 unique domain SUD interacts with guanine quadruplexes and G4-ligands inhibit this interaction

M Lavigne, O Helynck, P Rigolet… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The multidomain non-structural protein 3 (Nsp3) is the largest protein encoded by
coronavirus (CoV) genomes and several regions of this protein are essential for viral …

Viral G-quadruplexes: New frontiers in virus pathogenesis and antiviral therapy

E Ruggiero, SN Richter - Annual reports in medicinal chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Viruses are the most abundant organisms on our planet, affecting all living beings: some of
them are responsible for massive epidemics that concern health, national economies and …

The interplay between G-quadruplex and transcription

N Kim - Current medicinal chemistry, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
G4 DNA is a non-canonical DNA structure consisting of a stacked array of Gquartets held
together by base pairing between guanine bases. The formation of G4 DNA requires a …

G-quadruplex forming sequences in the genome of all known human viruses: A comprehensive guide

E Lavezzo, M Berselli, I Frasson… - PLoS computational …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
G-quadruplexes are non-canonical nucleic-acid structures that control transcription,
replication, and recombination in organisms. G-quadruplexes are present in eukaryotes …

Nucleolin stabilizes G-quadruplex structures folded by the LTR promoter and silences HIV-1 viral transcription

E Tosoni, I Frasson, M Scalabrin, R Perrone… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Folding of the LTR promoter into dynamic G-quadruplex conformations has been shown to
suppress its transcriptional activity in HIV-1. Here we sought to identify the proteins that …

G-quadruplexes in neurobiology and virology: functional roles and potential therapeutic approaches

J Xu, H Huang, X Zhou - Jacs Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
A G-quadruplex (G4) is a four-stranded nucleic acid secondary structure maintained by
Hoogsteen hydrogen bonds established between four guanines. Experimental studies and …