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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

RNA G-quadruplex formation in biologically important transcribed regions: can two-tetrad intramolecular RNA quadruplexes be formed?

Pritha Basu, Iva Kejnovská, Martin Gajarský, Denis Šubert, Tereza Mikešová, Daniel Renčiuk, Lukáš Trantírek, Jean-Louis Mergny, Michaela Vorlíčková

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Pritha BasuInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.
Iva KejnovskáInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.
Martin GajarskýCenter for Molecular Medicine Cologne CMMC, University of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Str. 21, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Denis ŠubertInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6455-0445
Tereza MikešováInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.
Daniel RenčiukInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9293-7105
Lukáš TrantírekCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 735/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5948-4837
Jean-Louis MergnyInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-3043-8401
Michaela VorlíčkováInstitute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-9153-5099

Funding

Czech Science and German Research Foundation GF22-04242LCzech Science Foundation nr. 22-29738SEuropean Regional Development Fund CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0015974Inserm, CNRS, Ecole PolytechniqueMEYS CR LM2023042
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Abstract

G-quadruplexes (G4s) formed within RNA are emerging as promising targets for therapeutic intervention in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and infectious diseases. Sequences containing a succession of short GG blocks, or uneven G-tract lengths unable to form three-tetrad G4s (GG motifs), are overwhelmingly more frequent than canonical motifs involving multiple GGG blocks. We recently showed that DNA is not able to form stable two-tetrad intramolecular parallel G4s. Whether RNA GG motifs can form intramolecular G4s under physiological conditions and play regulatory roles remains a burning question. In this study, we performed a systematic analysis and experimental evaluation of a number of biologically important RNA regions involving RNA GG motifs. We show that most of these motifs do not form stable intramolecular G4s but need to dimerize to form stable G4 structures. The strong tendency of RNA GG motif G4s to associate may participate in RNA-based aggregation under conditions of cellular stress.

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G-QuadruplexesNucleotide MotifsRNADimerizationHumansTranscription, GeneticRNA

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