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 …

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 …

DNA G-quadruplexes in the human genome: detection, functions and therapeutic potential

R Hänsel-Hertsch, M Di Antonio… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2017 - nature.com
Single-stranded guanine-rich DNA sequences can fold into four-stranded DNA structures
called G-quadruplexes (G4s) that arise from the self-stacking of two or more guanine …

G-quadruplex structures mark human regulatory chromatin

R Hänsel-Hertsch, D Beraldi, SV Lensing, G Marsico… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract G-quadruplex (G4) structural motifs have been linked to transcription 1, 2,
replication 3 and genome instability 4, 5 and are implicated in cancer and other diseases 6 …

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 …

G-quadruplexes and G-quadruplex ligands: targets and tools in antiviral therapy

E Ruggiero, SN Richter - Nucleic acids research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical nucleic acids secondary structures that
form within guanine-rich strands of regulatory genomic regions. G4s have been extensively …

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 …

Promoter G-quadruplexes and transcription factors cooperate to shape the cell type-specific transcriptome

S Lago, M Nadai, FM Cernilogar, M Kazerani… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cell identity is maintained by activation of cell-specific gene programs, regulated by
epigenetic marks, transcription factors and chromatin organization. DNA G-quadruplex (G4) …

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 …

Quadruplex nucleic acids as targets for anticancer therapeutics

S Neidle - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Quadruplex nucleic acids—helical four-stranded structures known to form from guanine-rich
nucleic acid sequences through Hoogsteen-type hydrogen bonding—were once just …