G-quadruplex DNA: a novel target for drug design

FY Teng, ZZ Jiang, M Guo, XZ Tan, F Chen… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract G-quadruplex (G4) DNA is a type of quadruple helix structure formed by a
continuous guanine-rich DNA sequence. Emerging evidence in recent years authenticated …

[HTML][HTML] DNA and RNA quadruplex-binding proteins

V Brázda, L Hároníková, JCC Liao, M Fojta - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Four-stranded DNA structures were structurally characterized in vitro by NMR, X-ray and
Circular Dichroism spectroscopy in detail. Among the different types of quadruplexes (i …

G-Quadruplex: a regulator of gene expression and its chemical targeting

T Tian, YQ Chen, SR Wang, X Zhou - Chem, 2018 - cell.com
Summary G-quadruplex (G4) is an important type of nucleic acid secondary structure. An
abundance of potential G4-forming sites have been shown to exist in genomes, leading to …

A G-rich motif in the lncRNA braveheart interacts with a zinc-finger transcription factor to specify the cardiovascular lineage

Z Xue, S Hennelly, B Doyle, AA Gulati, IV Novikova… - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are an emerging class of transcripts that can modulate
gene expression; however, their mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Here, we …

Developing novel G-quadruplex ligands: From interaction with nucleic acids to interfering with nucleic acid–protein interaction

ZY Sun, XN Wang, SQ Cheng, XX Su, TM Ou - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
G-quadruplex is a special secondary structure of nucleic acids in guanine-rich sequences of
genome. G-quadruplexes have been proved to be involved in the regulation of replication …

Human MYC G-quadruplex: From discovery to a cancer therapeutic target

W Wang, S Hu, Y Gu, Y Yan, DB Stovall, D Li… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Overexpression of the MYC oncogene is a molecular hallmark of both cancer initiation and
progression. Targeting MYC is a logical and effective cancer therapeutic strategy. A special …

The human CCHC-type zinc finger nucleic acid-binding protein binds G-rich elements in target mRNA coding sequences and promotes translation

D Benhalevy, SK Gupta, CH Danan, S Ghosal, HW Sun… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
The CCHC-type zinc finger nucleic acid-binding protein (CNBP/ZNF9) is conserved in
eukaryotes and is essential for embryonic development in mammals. It has been implicated …

A Mechanosensor Mechanism Controls the G-Quadruplex/i-Motif Molecular Switch in the MYC Promoter NHE III1

C Sutherland, Y Cui, H Mao… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
MYC is overexpressed in many different cancer types and is an intensively studied
oncogene because of its contributions to tumorigenesis. The regulation of MYC is complex …

miRNa signature in small extracellular vesicles and their association with platinum resistance and cancer recurrence in ovarian cancer

M Alharbi, S Sharma, D Guanzon, A Lai… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Carboplatin, administered as a single drug or in combination with paclitaxel, is the standard
chemotherapy treatment for patients with ovarian cancer (OVCA). Recent evidence suggests …

Yeast transcription factor Msn2 binds to G4 DNA

DL Duy, N Kim - Nucleic Acids Research, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sequences capable of forming quadruplex or G4 DNA are prevalent in the promoter regions.
The transformation from canonical to non-canonical secondary structure apparently …