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G-quadruplex, Friend or Foe: The Role of the G-quartet in Anticancer Strategies

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    SYSNO ASEP0536535
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleG-quadruplex, Friend or Foe: The Role of the G-quartet in Anticancer Strategies
    Author(s) Carvalho, J. (PT)
    Mergny, Jean-Louis (BFU-R) ORCID, RID
    Salgado, G.F. (FR)
    Queiroz, J.A. (PT)
    Cruz, C. (PT)
    Number of authors5
    Source TitleTrends in Molecular Medicine. - : Elsevier - ISSN 1471-4914
    Roč. 26, č. 9 (2020), s. 848-861
    Number of pages14 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    Keywordsdna ; telomerase ; visualization ; sensitivity ; derivatives ; instability
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    OECD categoryBiochemistry and molecular biology
    R&D ProjectsEF15_003/0000477 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportBFU-R - RVO:68081707
    UT WOS000567810600006
    EID SCOPUS85085353394
    DOI10.1016/j.molmed.2020.05.002
    AnnotationThe clinical applicability of G-quadruplexes (G4s) as anticancer drugs is currently being evaluated. Several G4 ligands and aptamers are undergoing clinical trials following the notable examples of quarfloxin and AS1411, respectively. In this review, we summarize the latest achievements and breakthroughs in the use of G4 nucleic acids as both therapeutic tools ('friends', as healing anticancer drugs) and targets ('foes', within the harmful cancer cell), particularly using aptamers and quadruplex-targeted ligands, respectively. We explore the recent research on synthetic G4 ligands toward the discovery of anticancer therapeutics and their mechanism of action. Additionally, we highlight recent advances in chemical and structural biology that enable the design of specific G4 aptamers to be used as novel anticancer agents.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Biophysics
    ContactJana Poláková, polakova@ibp.cz, Tel.: 541 517 244
    Year of Publishing2021
    Electronic addresshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471491420301313?via%3Dihub
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