[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The diverse structural landscape of quadruplexes

HL Lightfoot, T Hagen, NJ Tatum, J Hall - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
G‐quadruplexes are secondary structures formed in G‐rich sequences in DNA and RNA.
Considerable research over the past three decades has led to in‐depth insight into these …

Properties and biological impact of RNA G-quadruplexes: from order to turmoil and back

P Kharel, G Becker, V Tsvetkov… - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Guanine-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical four-stranded structures that can
be formed in guanine (G) rich nucleic acid sequences. A great number of G-rich sequences …

Detection of genomic G-quadruplexes in living cells using a small artificial protein

K Zheng, J Zhang, Y He, J Gong, C Wen… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplex (G4) structures formed by guanine-rich nucleic acids are implicated
in essential physiological and pathological processes and serve as important drug targets …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Structure of the Major G-Quadruplex in the Human EGFR Oncogene Promoter Adopts a Unique Folding Topology with a Distinctive Snap-Back Loop

Y Liu, J Li, Y Zhang, Y Wang, J Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors have made remarkable success in targeted cancer therapy.
However, therapeutic resistance inevitably occurred and EGFR-targeting therapy has been …

G-quadruplex-based aptamers against protein targets in therapy and diagnostics

C Platella, C Riccardi, D Montesarchio… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules identified to recognize
with high affinity specific targets including proteins, small molecules, ions, whole cells and …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning model for sequence-driven DNA G-quadruplex formation

AB Sahakyan, VS Chambers, G Marsico, T Santner… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We describe a sequence-based computational model to predict DNA G-quadruplex (G4)
formation. The model was developed using large-scale machine learning from an extensive …

[HTML][HTML] Stability prediction of canonical and non-canonical structures of nucleic acids in various molecular environments and cells

S Takahashi, N Sugimoto - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) dynamically fold and unfold to exert their functions in cells.
These folding and unfolding behaviours are also the basis for various technical applications …

[HTML][HTML] G-quadruplex-based fluorescent turn-on ligands and aptamers: from development to applications

MI Umar, D Ji, CY Chan, CK Kwok - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Guanine (G)-quadruplexes (G4s) are unique nucleic acid structures that are formed by
stacked G-tetrads in G-rich DNA or RNA sequences. G4s have been reported to play …