DNA G-quadruplex structures: more than simple roadblocks to transcription?

J Robinson, F Raguseo, SP Nuccio… - Nucleic acids …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
It has been> 20 years since the formation of G-quadruplex (G4) secondary structures in
gene promoters was first linked to the regulation of gene expression. Since then, the …

RNA contributions to the form and function of biomolecular condensates

C Roden, AS Gladfelter - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021‏ - nature.com
Biomolecular condensation partitions cellular contents and has important roles in stress
responses, maintaining homeostasis, development and disease. Many nuclear and …

Identification of RNA structures and their roles in RNA functions

X Cao, Y Zhang, Y Ding, Y Wan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024‏ - nature.com
The development of high-throughput RNA structure profiling methods in the past decade has
greatly facilitated our ability to map and characterize different aspects of RNA structures …

RNAs undergo phase transitions with lower critical solution temperatures

GM Wadsworth, WJ Zahurancik, X Zeng, P Pullara… - Nature Chemistry, 2023‏ - nature.com
Co-phase separation of RNAs and RNA-binding proteins drives the biogenesis of
ribonucleoprotein granules. RNAs can also undergo phase transitions in the absence of …

RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s): genomics and biological functions

K Lyu, EYC Chow, X Mou, TF Chan… - Nucleic acids …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-classical DNA or RNA secondary structures that
have been first observed decades ago. Over the years, these four-stranded structural motifs …

Mechanisms and regulation of RNA condensation in RNP granule formation

D Tauber, G Tauber, R Parker - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2020‏ - cell.com
Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are RNA–protein assemblies that are involved in
multiple aspects of RNA metabolism and are linked to memory, development, and disease …

G-Quadruplexes in RNA biology: recent advances and future directions

L Dumas, P Herviou, E Dassi, A Cammas… - Trends in Biochemical …, 2021‏ - cell.com
RNA G-quadruplexes (RG4s) are four-stranded structures known to control gene expression
mechanisms, from transcription to protein synthesis, and DNA-related processes. Their …

Predicting nuclear G-quadruplex RNA-binding proteins with roles in transcription and phase separation

J Luige, A Armaos, GG Tartaglia, UAV Ørom - Nature Communications, 2024‏ - nature.com
RNA-binding proteins are central for many biological processes and their characterization
has demonstrated a broad range of functions as well as a wide spectrum of target structures …

RNA G-quadruplexes and stress: emerging mechanisms and functions

P Kharel, P Ivanov - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024‏ - cell.com
RNA G-quadruplexes (rG4s) are noncanonical secondary structures formed by guanine-rich
sequences that are found in different regions of RNA molecules. These structures have been …

Rock, scissors, paper: How RNA structure informs function

SM Assmann, HL Chou, PC Bevilacqua - The Plant Cell, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
RNA can fold back on itself to adopt a wide range of structures. These range from relatively
simple hairpins to intricate 3D folds and can be accompanied by regulatory interactions with …