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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2018

G-Quadruplex Identification in the Genome of Protozoan Parasites Points to Naphthalene Diimide Ligands as New Antiparasitic Agents.

Efres Belmonte-Reche, Marta Martínez-García, Aurore Guédin, Michela Zuffo, Matilde Arévalo-Ruiz, Filippo Doria, Jenny Campos-Salinas, Marjorie Maynadier, José Juan López-Rubio, Mauro Freccero and 3 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Efres Belmonte-RecheDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC , PTS Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento, 17, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Marta Martínez-GarcíaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC , PTS Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento, 17, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Aurore GuédinARNA Laboratory, Université de Bordeaux, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, Institut Européen de Chimie Biologie (IECB), 2 Rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France.
Michela ZuffoDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pavia , Via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Matilde Arévalo-RuizDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC , PTS Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento, 17, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Filippo DoriaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pavia , Via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Jenny Campos-SalinasDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC , PTS Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento, 17, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Marjorie MaynadierDynamique des Interactions Membranaires Normales et Pathologiques, CNRS UMR 5235, Université de Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France.
José Juan López-RubioCNRS, 5290, IRD 224, University of Montpellier (UMR "MiVEGEC"), INSERM, 34394 Montpellier, France.
Mauro FrecceroDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pavia , Via Taramelli 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7438-1526
Jean-Louis MergnyARNA Laboratory, Université de Bordeaux, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, Institut Européen de Chimie Biologie (IECB), 2 Rue Robert Escarpit, 33607 Pessac, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3043-8401
José María Pérez-VictoriaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC , PTS Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento, 17, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
Juan Carlos MoralesDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, CSIC , PTS Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento, 17, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2400-405X
Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López - Neyra" · ESCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

Worldwide Cancer Research 16-0290
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-quadruplexes (G4) are DNA secondary structures that take part in the regulation of gene expression. Putative G4 forming sequences (PQS) have been reported in mammals, yeast, bacteria, and viruses. Here, we present PQS searches on the genomes of T. brucei, L. major, and P. falciparum. We found telomeric sequences and new PQS motifs. Biophysical experiments showed that EBR1, a 29 nucleotide long highly repeated PQS in T. brucei, forms a stable G4 structure. G4 ligands based on carbohydrate conjugated naphthalene diimides (carb-NDIs) that bind G4's including hTel could bind EBR1 with selectivity versus dsDNA. These ligands showed important antiparasitic activity. IC

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AnimalsAntiparasitic AgentsCell LineGenome, ProtozoanG-QuadruplexesHumansImidesLigandsNaphthalenesTelomereZebrafishAntiparasitic AgentsImidesLigandsnaphthalenediimideNaphthalenes

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PMID29323491
PMCPMC6148440
OpenAlexW2783420482

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