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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Targeted Downregulation of MYC through G-quadruplex Stabilization by DNAi.

Alexandra Maria Psaras, Katarina T Chang, Taisen Hao, Tracy A Brooks

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Targeting MYC-Driven Cancers: From Oncogenic Addiction to Therapeutic Vulnerability.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra Maria PsarasDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4978-6003
Katarina T ChangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Taisen HaoDepartment of BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
Tracy A BrooksDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Binghamton University · USUniversity of Mississippi · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modulating the expression or function of the enigmatic MYC protein has demonstrated efficacy in an array of cancer types and a marked potential therapeutic index and safety profile. Despite its high therapeutic value, specific and selective inhibitors or downregulating therapeutics have proven difficult to develop. In the current study, we expanded our work on a MYC promoter G-quadruplex (G4) stabilizing DNA clamp to develop an oligonucleotide interfering DNA (DNAi) therapeutic. We explored six DNAi for G4-stabilization through EMSA, DMS footprinting, and thermal stability studies, focusing on the DNAi 5T as the lead therapeutic. 5T, but not its scramble control 5Tscr, was then shown to enter the nucleus, modulate cell viability, and decrease MYC expression through G4-stabilization. DNAi 5T is thus described to be our lead DNAi, targeting MYC regulation through stabilization of the higher-order DNA G4 structure in the proximal promoter, and it is poised for further preclinical development as an anticancer therapeutic.

Indexed as

Down-RegulationG-QuadruplexesPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDNAGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansOligonucleotidesDNAMYC protein, humanOligonucleotidesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycDNAiG-quadruplexMYCtranscriptional regulation

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PMID34577013
PMCPMC8464964
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