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ArticleNucleic acids research2019

Insights into telomeric G-quadruplex DNA recognition by HMGB1 protein.

Jussara Amato, Linda Cerofolini, Diego Brancaccio, Stefano Giuntini, Nunzia Iaccarino, Pasquale Zizza, Sara Iachettini, Annamaria Biroccio, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Rosato and 4 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jussara AmatoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Linda CerofoliniMagnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
Diego BrancaccioDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Stefano GiuntiniMagnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
Nunzia IaccarinoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Pasquale ZizzaOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, IRCCS - Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Sara IachettiniOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, IRCCS - Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Annamaria BiroccioOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, IRCCS - Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Ettore NovellinoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Antonio RosatoMagnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
Marco FragaiMagnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
Claudio LuchinatMagnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
Antonio RandazzoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Bruno PaganoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITInteruniversity Consortium for Magnetic Resonance · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HMGB1 is a ubiquitous non-histone protein, which biological effects depend on its expression and subcellular location. Inside the nucleus, HMGB1 is engaged in many DNA events such as DNA repair, transcription and telomere maintenance. HMGB1 has been reported to bind preferentially to bent DNA as well as to noncanonical DNA structures like 4-way junctions and, more recently, to G-quadruplexes. These are four-stranded conformations of nucleic acids involved in important cellular processes, including telomere maintenance. In this frame, G-quadruplex recognition by specific proteins represents a key event to modulate physiological or pathological pathways. Herein, to get insights into the telomeric G-quadruplex DNA recognition by HMGB1, we performed detailed biophysical studies complemented with biological analyses. The obtained results provided information about the molecular determinants for the interaction and showed that the structural variability of human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA may have significant implications in HMGB1 recognition. The biological data identified HMGB1 as a telomere-associated protein in both telomerase-positive and -negative tumor cells and showed that HMGB1 gene silencing in such cells induces telomere DNA damage foci. Altogether, these findings provide a deeper understanding of telomeric G-quadruplex recognition by HMGB1 and suggest that this protein could actually represent a new target for cancer therapy.

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G-QuadruplexesNucleic Acid ConformationDNAEscherichia coliHMGB1 ProteinHumansTelomeraseTelomereDNAHMGB1 ProteinTelomerase

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PMID31504744
PMCPMC6765150
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