ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2023
Dynamic alternative DNA structures in biology and disease.
Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 112 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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112 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 190 citations in OpenAlex.
- Antisense Versus Antigene in the Computer-Aided Design of Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotides (TFO): Insights from a Dual-Method Review, Combining Bibliometric and Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Point mutations and complex variants impact gene expression and addiction-related behaviors in Heterogeneous Stock rats.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- G-Quadruplexes: Structural Diversity and Emerging Roles in Biomolecular Condensation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Contrasting effects of different molecular crowding environments on base-pair opening/closing dynamics of DNA triplex structures.The FEBS journal · 2026Article
- CGGBP1-Regulated Heterogeneous C-T Transition Rates Correlate with G-quadruplex Potential of Terrestrial Vertebrate Genomes.Journal of molecular evolution · 2026Article
- HSeeker: an algorithm for systematic H-DNA sequence identification.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Variation and selection at predicted G-quadruplexes across the human pangenome.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Direct visualisation of post-replication gap formation at the bacterial RRS.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Enhanced crystallinity of tetrahalopyridyl (THP) derivatized compounds.Chemical science · 2026Article
- Decoding DNA metabolism and its clinical relevance through the lens of high-throughput sequencing assays.Medical review (2021) · 2026Review
- Structural basis for asymmetric bis-intercalator targeting of DNA triplex junctions enabling dual inhibition of topoisomerase I and oncogene transcription.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Ancient origin and dynamic evolution of bivalent spider toxins.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Characterization of Hairpin Loops and Cruciforms Across 118,019 Genomes Spanning the Tree of Life.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
- In vivo dynamics of G-quadruplex DNA structures during liver regeneration in mice.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- 1950-2000: five decades of curiosity-driven discovery in alternative DNA structures.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Oxidative DNA Damage Exacerbates the Mutagenic Potential of Alternative DNA Structures via Altered DNA Repair Processing.Environmental and molecular mutagenesis · 2026Article
- Zscan4 enables the formation of the Z compartment.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2026Article
- Substitution Spectrum and Selection at G-quadruplexes in Great Ape Telomere-to-Telomere Genomes.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Cruciform-forming AT/TA repeats are acted upon by structure-selective endonucleases and Rad51 prior to repositioning to the nuclear periphery for repair.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Structural basis of B-to-Z DNA transition mediated by an anti-Z-DNA antibody.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Repetitive elements in the human genome, once considered 'junk DNA', are now known to adopt more than a dozen alternative (that is, non-B) DNA structures, such as self-annealed hairpins, left-handed Z-DNA, three-stranded triplexes (H-DNA) or four-stranded guanine quadruplex structures (G4 DNA). These dynamic conformations can act as functional genomic elements involved in DNA replication and transcription, chromatin organization and genome stability. In addition, recent studies have revealed a role for these alternative structures in triggering error-generating DNA repair processes, thereby actively enabling genome plasticity. As a driving force for genetic variation, non-B DNA structures thus contribute to both disease aetiology and evolution.
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