Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Solution structures of multiple G-quadruplex complexes induced by a platinum(II)-based tripod reveal dynamic binding

  • Wenting Liu,
  • Yi-Fang Zhong,
  • Liu-Yi Liu,
  • Chu-Tong Shen,
  • Wenjuan Zeng,
  • Fuyi Wang,
  • Danzhou Yang,
  • Zong-Wan Mao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05810-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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DNA G-quadruplexes occur in oncologically relevant regions, thus are interesting targets for cancer research and treatment. Here, the authors solved the 1:1 and 4:2 (ligand/DNA) NMR structures of human telomeric DNA in complex with platinum(II)-tripod ligand and show that the binding is dynamic.