DNA secondary structures: stability and function of G-quadruplex structures

ML Bochman, K Paeschke, VA Zakian - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012 - nature.com
In addition to the canonical double helix, DNA can fold into various other inter-and
intramolecular secondary structures. Although many such structures were long thought to be …

Mechanisms of binding specificity among bHLH transcription factors

X de Martin, R Sodaei, G Santpere - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The transcriptome of every cell is orchestrated by the complex network of interaction
between transcription factors (TFs) and their binding sites on DNA. Disruption of this network …

[HTML][HTML] Global regulation of promoter melting in naive lymphocytes

F Kouzine, D Wojtowicz, A Yamane, W Resch… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Lymphocyte activation is initiated by a global increase in messenger RNA synthesis.
However, the mechanisms driving transcriptome amplification during the immune response …

Myogenic differentiation of stem cells for skeletal muscle regeneration

D Yu, Z Cai, D Li, Y Zhang, M He, Y Yang… - Stem Cells …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cells have become a hot research topic in the field of regenerative medicine due to
their self‐renewal and differentiation capabilities. Skeletal muscle tissue is one of the most …

Altered gene expression in the Werner and Bloom syndromes is associated with sequences having G-quadruplex forming potential

JE Johnson, K Cao, P Ryvkin, LS Wang… - Nucleic acids …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The human Werner and Bloom syndromes (WS and BS) are caused by
deficiencies in the WRN and BLM RecQ helicases, respectively. WRN, BLM and their …

Evidence of genome-wide G4 DNA-mediated gene expression in human cancer cells

A Verma, VK Yadav, R Basundra, A Kumar… - Nucleic acids …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Guanine-rich DNA of a particular sequence adopts four-stranded structural forms known as
G-quadruplex or G4 DNA. Though in vitro formation of G4 DNA is known for several years, in …

Genome-wide study predicts promoter-G4 DNA motifs regulate selective functions in bacteria: radioresistance of D. radiodurans involves G4 DNA-mediated …

N Beaume, R Pathak, VK Yadav, S Kota… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
A remarkable number of guanine-rich sequences with potential to adopt non-canonical
secondary structures called G-quadruplexes (or G4 DNA) are found within gene promoters …

MiR-17 and miR-19 cooperatively promote skeletal muscle cell differentiation

D Kong, M He, L Yang, R Zhou, YQ Yan… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Skeletal myogenesis is a highly coordinated process that involves cell proliferation,
differentiation and fusion controlled by a complex gene regulatory network. The microRNA …

The evolving world of protein-G-quadruplex recognition: a medicinal chemist's perspective

C Sissi, B Gatto, M Palumbo - Biochimie, 2011 - Elsevier
The physiological and pharmacological role of nucleic acids structures folded into the non
canonical G-quadruplex conformation have recently emerged. Their activities are targeted at …

Homodimeric and heterodimeric interactions among vertebrate basic helix–loop–helix transcription factors

AL Torres-Machorro - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor (bHLH TF) family is involved in tissue
development, cell differentiation, and disease. These factors have transcriptionally positive …