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ReviewRSC chemical biology2021

Structural motifs and intramolecular interactions in non-canonical G-quadruplexes.

Jagannath Jana, Swantje Mohr, Yoanes Maria Vianney, Klaus Weisz

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Review in RSC chemical biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. G-Quadruplexes: Structural Diversity and Emerging Roles in Biomolecular Condensation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  18. G-quadruplexes from non-coding RNAs.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jagannath JanaInstitute of Biochemistry, Universität Greifswald Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4 D-17487 Greifswald Germany weisz@uni-greifswald.de +49 3834 420-4427 +49 3834 420-4426.
Swantje MohrInstitute of Biochemistry, Universität Greifswald Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4 D-17487 Greifswald Germany weisz@uni-greifswald.de +49 3834 420-4427 +49 3834 420-4426.
Yoanes Maria VianneyInstitute of Biochemistry, Universität Greifswald Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4 D-17487 Greifswald Germany weisz@uni-greifswald.de +49 3834 420-4427 +49 3834 420-4426.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4576-9935
Klaus WeiszInstitute of Biochemistry, Universität Greifswald Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4 D-17487 Greifswald Germany weisz@uni-greifswald.de +49 3834 420-4427 +49 3834 420-4426.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2736-6606

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guanine(G)-rich DNA or RNA sequences can assemble or intramolecularly fold into G-quadruplexes formed through the stacking of planar G·G·G·G tetrads in the presence of monovalent cations. These secondary nucleic acid structures have convincingly been shown to also exist within a cellular environment exerting important regulatory functions in physiological processes. For identifying nucleic acid segments prone to quadruplex formation, a putative quadruplex sequence motif encompassing closely spaced tracts of three or more guanosines is frequently employed for bioinformatic search algorithms. Depending on the number and type of intervening residues as well as on solution conditions, such sequences may fold into various canonical G4 topologies with continuous G-columns. On the other hand, a growing number of sequences capable of quadruplex formation feature G-deficient guanine tracts, escaping the conservative consensus motif. By folding into non-canonical quadruplex structures, they adopt unique topologies depending on their specific sequence context. These include G-columns with only two guanines, bulges, snapback loops, D- and V-shaped loops as well as interlocked structures. This review focuses on G-quadruplex species carrying such distinct structural motifs. It evaluates characteristic features of their non-conventional scaffold and highlights principles of stabilizing interactions that also allow for their folding into stable G-quadruplex structures.

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PMID34458788
PMCPMC8341446

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