Quadruplex nucleic acids as novel therapeutic targets

S Neidle - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Quadruplex-forming sequences are widely prevalent in human and other genomes,
including bacterial ones. These sequences are over-represented in eukaryotic telomeres …

RNA G-quadruplexes in biology: principles and molecular mechanisms

MM Fay, SM Lyons, P Ivanov - Journal of molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are extremely stable DNA or RNA secondary structures
formed by sequences rich in guanine. These structures are implicated in many essential …

High-throughput sequencing of DNA G-quadruplex structures in the human genome

VS Chambers, G Marsico, JM Boutell… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are nucleic acid secondary structures that form within
guanine-rich DNA or RNA sequences. G4 formation can affect chromatin architecture and …

Recent progress of targeted G-quadruplex-preferred ligands toward cancer therapy

S Asamitsu, S Obata, Z Yu, T Bando, H Sugiyama - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
A G-quadruplex (G4) is a well-known nucleic acid secondary structure comprising guanine-
rich sequences, and has profound implications for various pharmacological and biological …

A guide to computational methods for G-quadruplex prediction

E Puig Lombardi, A Londoño-Vallejo - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Guanine-rich nucleic acids can fold into the non-B DNA or RNA structures called G-
quadruplexes (G4). Recent methodological developments have allowed the characterization …

Genome-wide mapping of G-quadruplex structures with CUT&Tag

J Lyu, R Shao, PY Kwong Yung… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Single-stranded genomic DNA can fold into G-quadruplex (G4) structures or form DNA: RNA
hybrids (R loops). Recent evidence suggests that such non-canonical DNA structures affect …

Thioflavin T as an efficient inducer and selective fluorescent sensor for the human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA

J Mohanty, N Barooah, V Dhamodharan… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The quest for a G-quadruplex specific fluorescent sensor among other DNA forms under
physiological salt conditions has been addressed in this article. We demonstrate for the first …

G-quadruplexes: a promising target for cancer therapy

N Kosiol, S Juranek, P Brossart, A Heine, K Paeschke - Molecular Cancer, 2021 - Springer
DNA and RNA can fold into a variety of alternative conformations. In recent years, a
particular nucleic acid structure was discussed to play a role in malignant transformation and …

Targeting G-quadruplexes in gene promoters: a novel anticancer strategy?

S Balasubramanian, LH Hurley, S Neidle - Nature reviews Drug …, 2011 - nature.com
G-quadruplexes are four-stranded DNA structures that are over-represented in gene
promoter regions and are viewed as emerging therapeutic targets in oncology, as …

Quadruplex DNA: sequence, topology and structure

S Burge, GN Parkinson, P Hazel, AK Todd… - Nucleic acids …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT G-quadruplexes are higher-order DNA and RNA structures formed from G-rich
sequences that are built around tetrads of hydrogen-bonded guanine bases. Potential …