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ArticleNature communications2019

Involvement of G-quadruplex regions in mammalian replication origin activity.

Paulina Prorok, Marie Artufel, Antoine Aze, Philippe Coulombe, Isabelle Peiffer, Laurent Lacroix, Aurore Guédin, Jean-Louis Mergny, Julia Damaschke, Aloys Schepers and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. 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 116 papers.

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116citing papers in PubMed
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

116 citing papers in PubMed, 192 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Paulina ProrokInstitute of Human Genetics, CNRS-University of Montpellier, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396, Montpellier, France.
Marie ArtufelAix Marseille Univ, INSERM, TAGC, Marseille, France.
Antoine AzeInstitute of Human Genetics, CNRS-University of Montpellier, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396, Montpellier, France.
Philippe CoulombeInstitute of Human Genetics, CNRS-University of Montpellier, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396, Montpellier, France.
Isabelle PeifferInstitute of Human Genetics, CNRS-University of Montpellier, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396, Montpellier, France.
Laurent LacroixBalasubramanian group, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK.
Aurore GuédinARNA Laboratory, Université de Bordeaux, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, Institut Européen de Chimie Biologie (IECB), Pessac, 33607, France.
Jean-Louis MergnyARNA Laboratory, Université de Bordeaux, Inserm U1212, CNRS UMR5320, Institut Européen de Chimie Biologie (IECB), Pessac, 33607, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-8401
Julia DamaschkeResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Marchioninistraße 25, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Aloys SchepersResearch Unit Gene Vectors, Helmholtz Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Marchioninistraße 25, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Christelle CayrouInstitute of Human Genetics, CNRS-University of Montpellier, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396, Montpellier, France.
Marie-Paule Teulade-FichouCMIB Laboratory, Institut Curie, Campus Universitaire, Bat 110, 91405, Orsay, France.
Benoit BallesterAix Marseille Univ, INSERM, TAGC, Marseille, France. benoit.ballester@inserm.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0834-7135
Marcel MéchaliInstitute of Human Genetics, CNRS-University of Montpellier, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396, Montpellier, France. marcel.mechali@igh.cnrs.fr.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEInserm · FRInstitut Curie · FRUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide studies of DNA replication origins revealed that origins preferentially associate with an Origin G-rich Repeated Element (OGRE), potentially forming G-quadruplexes (G4). Here, we functionally address their requirements for DNA replication initiation in a series of independent approaches. Deletion of the OGRE/G4 sequence strongly decreased the corresponding origin activity. Conversely, the insertion of an OGRE/G4 element created a new replication origin. This element also promoted replication of episomal EBV vectors lacking the viral origin, but not if the OGRE/G4 sequence was deleted. A potent G4 ligand, PhenDC3, stabilized G4s but did not alter the global origin activity. However, a set of new, G4-associated origins was created, whereas suppressed origins were largely G4-free. In vitro Xenopus laevis replication systems showed that OGRE/G4 sequences are involved in the activation of DNA replication, but not in the pre-replication complex formation. Altogether, these results converge to the functional importance of OGRE/G4 elements in DNA replication initiation.

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G-QuadruplexesAnimalsCells, CulturedDNA ReplicationGenetic VectorsHumansMammalsMiceMutationNIH 3T3 CellsOocytesPlasmidsReplication OriginXenopus laevis

Identifiers

PMID31332171
PMCPMC6646384
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