[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 …

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 …

G-quadruplexes in human promoters: A challenge for therapeutic applications

R Rigo, M Palumbo, C Sissi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background G-rich sequences undergo unique structural equilibria to form G-quadruplexes
(G4) both in vitro and in cell systems. Several pathologies emerged to be directly related to …

[HTML][HTML] Molecules that target nucleophosmin for cancer treatment: an update

A Di Matteo, M Franceschini, S Chiarella, S Rocchio… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nucleophosmin is a highly and ubiquitously expressed protein, mainly localized in nucleoli
but able to shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm. Nucleophosmin plays crucial roles in …

Nucleophosmin in its interaction with ligands

I Cela, A Di Matteo, L Federici - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nucleophosmin (NPM1) is a mainly nucleolar protein that shuttles between nucleoli,
nucleoplasm and cytoplasm to fulfill its many functions. It is a chaperone of both nucleic …

Human AP-endonuclease (Ape1) activity on telomeric G4 structures is modulated by acetylatable lysine residues in the N-terminal sequence

S Burra, D Marasco, MC Malfatti, G Antoniali, A Virgilio… - DNA repair, 2019 - Elsevier
Loss of telomeres stability is a hallmark of cancer cells. Exposed telomeres are prone to
aberrant end-joining reactions leading to chromosomal fusions and translocations. Human …

Decoding cellular mechanism of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) and engineering host-cell factories toward intensified viral vector manufacturing

Y Wang, Q Fu, SY Park, YS Lee, SY Park, DY Lee… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) is one of the prominent gene delivery vehicles
that has opened promising opportunities for novel gene therapeutic approaches. However …

DNA G‐quadruplexes show strong interaction with DNA methyltransferases in vitro

SL Cree, R Fredericks, A Miller, FG Pearce… - FEBS …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The DNA methyltransferase enzymes (DNMT s) catalyzing cytosine methylation do so at
specific locations of the genome, although with some level of redundancy. The de novo …

Structural insights into amyloid structures of the C-terminal region of nucleophosmin 1 in type A mutation of acute myeloid leukemia

C Di Natale, S La Manna, AM Malfitano… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a clinically and a molecularly heterogeneous disease
characterized by the accumulation of undifferentiated and uncontrolled proliferation of …

Nucleophosmin contains amyloidogenic regions that are able to form toxic aggregates under physiological conditions

C Di Natale, PL Scognamiglio, R Cascella… - The FASEB …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Nucleophosmin (NPM)‐1 is a multifunctional protein involved in a variety of
biologic processes and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several human …