G-quadruplexes and their regulatory roles in biology

D Rhodes, HJ Lipps - Nucleic acids research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract 'If G-quadruplexes form so readily in vitro, Nature will have found a way of using
them in vivo'(Statement by Aaron Klug over 30 years ago). During the last decade, four …

Fanconi anemia: current insights regarding epidemiology, cancer, and DNA repair

JD Peake, E Noguchi - Human genetics, 2022 - Springer
Fanconi anemia is a genetic disorder that is characterized by bone marrow failure, as well
as a predisposition to malignancies including leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma …

I-motif DNA structures are formed in the nuclei of human cells

M Zeraati, DB Langley, P Schofield, AL Moye… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Human genome function is underpinned by the primary storage of genetic information in
canonical B-form DNA, with a second layer of DNA structure providing regulatory control. I …

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 …

Genome-wide map** 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 …
R Hänsel-Hertsch, J Spiegel, G Marsico, D Tannahill… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
G-rich DNA sequences can form four-stranded G-quadruplex (G4) secondary structures and
are linked to fundamental biological processes such as transcription, replication and …

Visualization and selective chemical targeting of RNA G-quadruplex structures in the cytoplasm of human cells

G Biffi, M Di Antonio, D Tannahill… - Nature chemistry, 2014 - nature.com
Following extensive evidence for the formation of four-stranded DNA G-quadruplex
structures in vitro, DNA G-quadruplexes have been observed within human cells. Although …

Properties and biological impact of RNA G-quadruplexes: from order to turmoil and back

P Kharel, G Becker, V Tsvetkov… - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Guanine-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical four-stranded structures that can
be formed in guanine (G) rich nucleic acid sequences. A great number of G-rich sequences …