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ArticleNucleic acids research2014

Detection of G-quadruplex DNA in mammalian cells.

Alexander Henderson, Yuliang Wu, Yu Chuan Huang, Elizabeth A Chavez, Jesse Platt, F Brad Johnson, Robert M Brosh, Dipankar Sen, Peter M Lansdorp

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 253 papers.

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253citing papers in PubMed
19.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

253 citing papers in PubMed, 474 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. G-quadruplex stabilization induces DNA breaks in pericentromeric repetitive DNA sequences in B lymphocytes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander HendersonTerry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada, Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, NIH Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6100, USA, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, NL-9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Yuliang Wu
Yu Chuan Huang
Elizabeth A Chavez
Jesse Platt
F Brad Johnson
Robert M Brosh
Dipankar Sen
Peter M Lansdorp
National Institute on Aging · USBC Cancer Agency · CANational Institutes of Health · USSimon Fraser University · CA

Funding

STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR EPIGENETICS IN AGING AND LONGEVITYP01AG031862 · NIA · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI GARCIA, BENJAMIN A · 2008 to 2022
$28.3M
Roles Of DNA Helicases In Pathways Required For Maintenance Of Genomic StabilityZIAAG000741 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI BROSH, ROBERT · 2009 to 2025
$7.6M
Model Genetic Systems to Study DNA RepairZIAAG000752 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI BROSH, ROBERT · 2009 to 2025
$4.8M
Fanconi Anemia PathwayZIAAG000753 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI BROSH, ROBERT · 2009 to 2025
$4.3M
CIHR GMH79042CIHR MOP38075Intramural NIH HHSNIA NIH HHS P01 AG031862PHS HHS GMH79042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been proposed that guanine-rich DNA forms four-stranded structures in vivo called G-quadruplexes or G4 DNA. G4 DNA has been implicated in several biological processes, but tools to study G4 DNA structures in cells are limited. Here we report the development of novel murine monoclonal antibodies specific for different G4 DNA structures. We show that one of these antibodies designated 1H6 exhibits strong nuclear staining in most human and murine cells. Staining intensity increased on treatment of cells with agents that stabilize G4 DNA and, strikingly, cells deficient in FANCJ, a G4 DNA-specific helicase, showed stronger nuclear staining than controls. Our data strongly support the existence of G4 DNA structures in mammalian cells and indicate that the abundance of such structures is increased in the absence of FANCJ. We conclude that monoclonal antibody 1H6 is a valuable tool for further studies on the role of G4 DNA in cell and molecular biology.

Indexed as

G-QuadruplexesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCell NucleusChromosomesDNAFanconi Anemia Complementation Group ProteinsHumansMiceAntibodies, MonoclonalDNAFanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins

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PMID24163102
PMCPMC3902944
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