The regulation and functions of DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes

D Varshney, J Spiegel, K Zyner, D Tannahill… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2020 - nature.com
DNA and RNA can adopt various secondary structures. Four-stranded G-quadruplex (G4)
structures form through self-recognition of guanines into stacked tetrads, and considerable …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The structure and function of DNA G-quadruplexes

J Spiegel, S Adhikari, S Balasubramanian - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
Guanine-rich DNA sequences can fold into four-stranded, noncanonical secondary
structures called G-quadruplexes (G4s). G4s were initially considered a structural curiosity …

The chemistry of next-generation sequencing

R Rodriguez, Y Krishnan - Nature biotechnology, 2023 - nature.com
The first large genome fully sequenced by next-generation sequencing (NGS) was that of a
bacteriophage using sequencing by synthesis (SBS) as a paradigm. SBS in NGS is …

A genetic map of the response to DNA damage in human cells

M Olivieri, T Cho, A Álvarez-Quilón, K Li… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The response to DNA damage is critical for cellular homeostasis, tumor suppression,
immunity, and gametogenesis. In order to provide an unbiased and global view of the DNA …

G-quadruplex DNA structure is a positive regulator of MYC transcription

I Esain-Garcia, A Kirchner, L Melidis… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
DNA structure can regulate genome function. Four-stranded DNA G-quadruplex (G4)
structures have been implicated in transcriptional regulation; however, previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] G-quadruplex ligands in cancer therapy: Progress, challenges, and clinical perspectives

J Figueiredo, JL Mergny, C Cruz - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Guanine-rich sequences can form G-quadruplexes (G4) in living cells, making these
structures promising anti-cancer targets. Compounds able to recognize these structures …

Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells

M Di Antonio, A Ponjavic, A Radzevičius… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Substantial evidence now exists to support that formation of DNA G-quadruplexes (G4s) is
coupled to altered gene expression. However, approaches that allow us to probe G4s in …

G4access identifies G-quadruplexes and their associations with open chromatin and imprinting control regions

C Esnault, T Magat, A Zine El Aabidine… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metazoan promoters are enriched in secondary DNA structure-forming motifs, such as G-
quadruplexes (G4s). Here we describe 'G4access', an approach to isolate and sequence …

Whole genome experimental maps of DNA G-quadruplexes in multiple species

G Marsico, VS Chambers, AB Sahakyan… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Genomic maps of DNA G-quadruplexes (G4s) can help elucidate the roles that these
secondary structures play in various organisms. Herein, we employ an improved version of a …