Quadruplex DNA: sequence, topology and structure

S Burge, GN Parkinson, P Hazel, AK Todd… - Nucleic acids …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT G-quadruplexes are higher-order DNA and RNA structures formed from G-rich
sequences that are built around tetrads of hydrogen-bonded guanine bases. Potential …

Metal cations in G-quadruplex folding and stability

D Bhattacharyya, G Mirihana Arachchilage… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
This review is focused on the structural and physicochemical aspects of metal cation
coordination to G-Quadruplexes (GQ) and their effects on GQ stability and conformation. G …

Sequence, stability, and structure of G‐quadruplexes and their interactions with drugs

Y Chen, D Yang - Current protocols in nucleic acid chemistry, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although DNA is most widely known for its ability to store and pass along genetic
information, the discovery of G‐quadruplex structures has illuminated a new role for DNA in …

Telomere structure and stability: covalency in hydrogen bonds, not resonance assistance, causes cooperativity in guanine quartets

C Fonseca Guerra, H Zijlstra, G Paragi… - … A European Journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We show that the cooperative reinforcement between hydrogen bonds in guanine quartets is
not caused by resonance‐assisted hydrogen bonding (RAHB). This follows from extensive …

Molecular dynamics simulations of G-DNA and perspectives on the simulation of nucleic acid structures

J Šponer, X Cang, TE Cheatham III - Methods, 2012 - Elsevier
The article reviews the application of biomolecular simulation methods to understand the
structure, dynamics and interactions of nucleic acids with a focus on explicit solvent …

Relative stability of different DNA guanine quadruplex stem topologies derived using large-scale quantum-chemical computations

J Sponer, A Mladek, N Spackova, X Cang… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We provide theoretical predictions of the intrinsic stability of different arrangements of
guanine quadruplex (G-DNA) stems. Most computational studies of nucleic acids have …

Adenine versus guanine quartets in aqueous solution: dispersion-corrected DFT study on the differences in π-stacking and hydrogen-bonding behavior

C Fonseca Guerra, T van der Wijst, J Poater… - Theoretical Chemistry …, 2010 - Springer
We have investigated the performance of the dispersion-corrected density functionals (BLYP-
D, BP86-D and PBE-D) and the widely used B3LYP functional for describing the hydrogen …

15N NMR spectroscopy in structural analysis: an update (2001-2005)

R Marek, A Lycka, E Kolehmainen… - Current Organic …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Since our previous review article (Curr. Org. Chem. 2002, 6, 35), significant improvements
and an array of 15N NMR applications in structural analysis have been published. This …

Ion binding to quadruplex DNA stems. Comparison of MM and QM descriptions reveals sizable polarization effects not included in contemporary simulations

K Gkionis, H Kruse, JA Platts, A Mladek… - Journal of chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Molecular mechanical (MM) force fields are commonly employed for biomolecular
simulations. Despite their success, the nonpolarizable nature of contemporary additive force …

NMR spectroscopy: quantum‐chemical calculations

M Bühl, T van Mourik - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The first‐principles computation of nuclear magnetic resonance parameters, in particular
chemical shift and spin–spin coupling tensors, is reviewed. After a brief nontechnical …