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 …

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 …

What's new about CNBP? Divergent functions and activities for a conserved nucleic acid binding protein

P Armas, G Coux, AMJ Weiner… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cellular nucleic acid binding protein (CNBP) is a conserved single-stranded
nucleic acid binding protein present in most eukaryotes, but not in plants. Expansions in the …

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 …

Phosphoglucomutase 1 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating glucose trafficking

GZ Jin, Y Zhang, WM Cong, X Wu, X Wang, S Wu… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Glycogen metabolism commonly altered in cancer is just beginning to be understood.
Phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM1), the first enzyme in glycogenesis that catalyzes the …

CNBP controls transcription by unfolding DNA G-quadruplex structures

AP David, A Pipier, F Pascutti, A Binolfi… - Nucleic Acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Guanine-rich DNA strands can fold into non-canonical four-stranded secondary structures
named G-quadruplexes (G4). Experimental evidences suggest that G4-DNA surrounding …

BmILF and i-motif structure are involved in transcriptional regulation of BmPOUM2 in Bombyx mori

K Niu, X Zhang, H Deng, F Wu, Y Ren… - Nucleic Acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Guanine-rich and cytosine-rich DNA can form four-stranded DNA secondary structures
called G-quadruplex (G4) and i-motif, respectively. These structures widely exist in genomes …

Scavenging of labile heme by hemopexin is a key checkpoint in cancer growth and metastases

G Canesin, A Di Ruscio, M Li, S Ummarino, A Hedblom… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Hemopexin (Hx) is a scavenger of labile heme. Herein, we present data defining the role of
tumor stroma-expressed Hx in suppressing cancer progression. Labile heme and Hx levels …

Cytotoxic potential of Artemisia absinthium extract loaded polymeric nanoparticles against breast cancer cells: Insight into the protein targets

M Mughees, S Wajid, M Samim - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2020 - Elsevier
Targeted drug delivery system in the form of herbal based nano-formulations is the new ray
of hope for minimizing the side effects related to the anti-cancer drugs as well as …

Comprehensive analysis of the transcriptome‐wide m6A methylome in invasive malignant pleomorphic adenoma

Z Han, B Yang, Q Wang, Y Hu, Y Wu, Z Tian - Cancer cell international, 2021 - Springer
Background Invasive malignant pleomorphic adenoma (IMPA) is a highly invasive parotid
gland tumor and lacks effective therapy. N6-Methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most prevalent …