Targeting RNA with small molecules

JR Thomas, PJ Hergenrother - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
The recently discovered functions of RNA dramatically expand the cellular roles for this
macromolecule. RNA can no longer be viewed as a passive element, working simply as an …

The design of guanidinium-rich transporters and their internalization mechanisms

PA Wender, WC Galliher, EA Goun, LR Jones… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2008 - Elsevier
The ability of a drug or probe to cross a biological barrier has historically been viewed to be
a function of its intrinsic physical properties. This view has largely restricted drug design and …

Fluorescent probes for G‐quadruplex structures

BR Vummidi, J Alzeer, NW Luedtke - ChemBioChem, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Mounting evidence supports the presence of biologically relevant G‐quadruplexes in single‐
cell organisms, but the existence of endogenous G‐quadruplex structures in mammalian …

Abiotic guanidinium containing receptors for anionic species

MD Best, SL Tobey, EV Anslyn - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
In the field of molecular recognition, the guanidinium group has been established as a
highly effective functional group in the binding of anionic guests. This moiety has been …

[PDF][PDF] Targeting RNA with small molecules

Y Tor - ChemBioChem, 2003 - academia.edu
Remarkable findings have cemented the central dogma of biology, where the transfer of
genetic information from a sequence of nucleotides in DNA to a string of amino acids in …

[PDF][PDF] Guanidinium-modified phthalocyanines as high-affinity G-quadruplex fluorescent probes and transcriptional regulators

J Alzeer, BR Vummidi, PJ Roth, NW Luedtke - Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2009 - academia.edu
G-quadruplex structures are among the most interesting and best-characterized DNA folding
motifs.[1] DNA sequences that can form stable G-quadruplexes in vitro have been implicated …

Tools for glycomics: mapping interactions of carbohydrates in biological systems

DM Ratner, EW Adams, MD Disney… - …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging field of glycomics has been challenged by difficulties associated with studying
complex carbohydrates and glycoconjugates. Advances in the development of synthetic …

Oligocarbamate molecular transporters: design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a new class of transporters for drug delivery

PA Wender, JB Rothbard, TC Jessop… - Journal of the …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Molecular transporters have the ability to deliver drugs and probe molecules into cells and
tissues irrespective of their physical properties. We now report the design, synthesis, and …

Carbohydrates as the next frontier in pharmaceutical research

DB Werz, PH Seeberger - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic carbohydrates and glycoconjugates are used to study their roles in biological
important processes such as inflammation, cell–cell recognition, immunological response …

Contemporary progress and opportunities in RNA-Targeted drug discovery

AL Garner - ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The surprising discovery that RNAs are the predominant gene products to emerge from the
human genome catalyzed a renaissance in RNA biology. It is now well-understood that …