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ArticleBiochemistry2022

Single-Molecule Mechanical Analysis of Strand Invasion in Human Telomere DNA.

Terren R Chang, Xi Long, Shankar Shastry, Joseph W Parks, Michael D Stone

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Article in Biochemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Terren R ChangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States.
Xi LongDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States.
Shankar ShastryDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States.
Joseph W ParksDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States.
Michael D StoneDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2060-4501
University of California, Santa Cruz · US

Funding

Structure and dynamics of the Tetrahymena telomerase ribonucleoproteinR01GM095850 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI STONE, MICHAEL D · 2011 to 2023
$4.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095850
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telomeres are essential chromosome end capping structures that safeguard the genome from dangerous DNA processing events. DNA strand invasion occurs during vital transactions at telomeres, including telomere length maintenance by the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway. During telomeric strand invasion, a single-stranded guanine-rich (G-rich) DNA invades at a complementary duplex telomere repeat sequence, forming a displacement loop (D-loop) in which the displaced DNA consists of the same G-rich sequence as the invading single-stranded DNA. Single-stranded G-rich telomeric DNA readily folds into stable, compact, structures called G-quadruplexes (GQs) in vitro and is anticipated to form within the context of a D-loop; however, evidence supporting this hypothesis is lacking. Here, we report a magnetic tweezers assay that permits the controlled formation of telomeric D-loops (TDLs) within uninterrupted duplex human telomere DNA molecules of physiologically relevant lengths. Our results are consistent with a model wherein the displaced single-stranded DNA of a TDL fold into a GQ. This study provides new insight into telomere structure and establishes a framework for the development of novel therapeutics designed to target GQs at telomeres in cancer cells.

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DNA, Single-StrandedG-QuadruplexesDNADNA ReplicationGuanineHumansTelomereDNADNA, Single-StrandedGuanine

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PMID35852986
PMCPMC9352315
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