Pagano, A;
Iaccarino, N;
Abdelhamid, MAS;
Brancaccio, D;
Garzarella, EU;
Di Porzio, A;
Novellino, E;
... Randazzo, A; + view all
(2018)
Common G-Quadruplex Binding Agents Found to Interact With i-Motif-Forming DNA: Unexpected Multi-Target-Directed Compounds.
Frontiers in Chemistry
, 6
, Article 281. 10.3389/fchem.2018.00281.
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Abstract
G-quadruplex (G4) and i-motif (iM) are four-stranded non-canonical nucleic acid structural arrangements. Recent evidences suggest that these DNA structures exist in living cells and could be involved in several cancer-related processes, thus representing an attractive target for anticancer drug discovery. Efforts toward the development of G4 targeting compounds have led to a number of effective bioactive ligands. Herein, employing several biophysical methodologies, we studied the ability of some well-known G4 ligands to interact with iM-forming DNA. The data showed that the investigated compounds are actually able to interact with both DNA in vitro, thus acting de facto as multi-target-directed agents. Interestingly, while all the compounds stabilize the G4, some of them significantly reduce the stability of the iM. The present study highlights the importance, when studying G4-targeting compounds, of evaluating also their behavior toward the i-motif counterpart.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Common G-Quadruplex Binding Agents Found to Interact With i-Motif-Forming DNA: Unexpected Multi-Target-Directed Compounds |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fchem.2018.00281 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00281 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2018 Pagano, Iaccarino, Abdelhamid, Brancaccio, Garzarella, Di Porzio, Novellino, Waller, Pagano, Amato and Randazzo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | G-quadruplex, i-motif, Berberine, BRACO-19, Mitoxantrone, Phen-DC3, Pyridostatin, RHPS4 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Pharma and Bio Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110539 |
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