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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Structural Polymorphism of Guanine Quadruplex-Containing Regions in Human Promoters.

Christopher Hennecker, Lynn Yamout, Chuyang Zhang, Chenzhi Zhao, David Hiraki, Nicolas Moitessier, Anthony Mittermaier

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher HenneckerDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
Lynn YamoutDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
Chuyang ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
Chenzhi ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
David HirakiDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
Nicolas MoitessierDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
Anthony MittermaierDepartment of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
McGill University · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 327028-09
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intramolecular guanine quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical nucleic acid structures formed by four guanine (G)-rich tracts that assemble into a core of stacked planar tetrads. G4-forming DNA sequences are enriched in gene promoters and are implicated in the control of gene expression. Most G4-forming DNA contains more G residues than can simultaneously be incorporated into the core resulting in a variety of different possible G4 structures. Although this kind of structural polymorphism is well recognized in the literature, there remain unanswered questions regarding possible connections between G4 polymorphism and biological function. Here we report a detailed bioinformatic survey of G4 polymorphism in human gene promoter regions. Our analysis is based on identifying G4-containing regions (G4CRs), which we define as stretches of DNA in which every residue can form part of a G4. We found that G4CRs with higher degrees of polymorphism are more tightly clustered near transcription sites and tend to contain G4s with shorter loops and bulges. Furthermore, we found that G4CRs with well-characterized biological functions tended to be longer and more polymorphic than genome-wide averages. These results represent new evidence linking G4 polymorphism to biological function and provide new criteria for identifying biologically relevant G4-forming regions from genomic data.

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G-QuadruplexesGuanineDNAGenomeHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticDNAGuaninebioinformaticsG4G4CRtranscription start siteTSS

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PMID36555662
PMCPMC9786302
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