Sequence-specific DNA binding Pyrrole–imidazole polyamides and their applications

Y Kawamoto, T Bando, H Sugiyama - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Pyrrole–imidazole polyamides (Py–Im polyamides) are cell-permeable compounds
that bind to the minor groove of double-stranded DNA in a sequence-specific manner …

Nature-inspired design of smart biomaterials using the chemical biology of nucleic acids

GN Pandian, H Sugiyama - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In the natural cellular environment, nucleic acid biomolecules like DNA have biological
implications via structural modifications and through precise coordination with other …

Therapeutic gene regulation using pyrrole–imidazole polyamides

Z Yu, GN Pandian, T Hidaka, H Sugiyama - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent innovations in cutting-edge sequencing platforms have allowed the rapid
identification of genes associated with communicable, noncommunicable and rare diseases …

Biomimetic artificial epigenetic code for targeted acetylation of histones

J Taniguchi, Y Feng, GN Pandian… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
While the central role of locus-specific acetylation of histone proteins in eukaryotic gene
expression is well established, the availability of designer tools to regulate acetylation at …

Antiproliferative and apoptotic activities of sequence-specific histone acetyltransferase inhibitors

Z Yu, J Taniguchi, Y Wei, GN Pandian… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In parallel to monomeric epigenetic regulators, sequence-specific epigenetic regulators
represent versatile synthetic dual-target ligands that achieve regulatory control over multi …

Chemical control system of epigenetics

T Vaijayanthi, GN Pandian… - The Chemical Record, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetics represents the inheritable changes to the chemical control system governing the
gene expression with no ensuing changes to the underlying DNA sequence. Environment …

Nucleosomes and epigenetics from a chemical perspective

Y Feng, M Endo, H Sugiyama - ChemBioChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleosomes, which are the fundamental building blocks of chromatin, are highly dynamic,
they play vital roles in the formation of higher‐order chromatin structures and orchestrate …

Pyrrole–Imidazole Polyamides–A Frontrunner in Nucleic Acid‐Based Small Molecule Drugs

T Vaijayanthi, GN Pandian… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The remarkable success of messenger RNA vaccines against the ongoing coronavirus‐
2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic renews attention toward nucleic acid therapeutics. While …

A Multi‐target Small Molecule for Targeted Transcriptional Activation of Therapeutically Significant Nervous System Genes

Y Wei, GN Pandian, T Zou, J Taniguchi, S Sato… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An integrated multi‐target small molecule capable of altering dynamic epigenetic and
transcription programs associated with the brain and nervous system has versatile …

Comparative Analysis of DNA‐Binding Selectivity of Hairpin and Cyclic Pyrrole‐Imidazole Polyamides Based on Next‐Generation Sequencing

G Kashiwazaki, A Chandran, S Asamitsu… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many long pyrrole‐imidazole polyamides (PIPs) have been synthesized in the search for
higher specificity, with the aim of realizing the great potential of such compounds in …