端粒长度的维持在肿瘤细胞的永生化过程中起到至关重要的作用。约85%的人体肿瘤细胞通过端粒酶延伸端粒,从而获得持续的增殖能力。另外,15%的人体肿瘤细胞通过端粒替代延伸机制(alternative lengthening of telomeres,ALT)延伸端粒。这...端粒长度的维持在肿瘤细胞的永生化过程中起到至关重要的作用。约85%的人体肿瘤细胞通过端粒酶延伸端粒,从而获得持续的增殖能力。另外,15%的人体肿瘤细胞通过端粒替代延伸机制(alternative lengthening of telomeres,ALT)延伸端粒。这两种机制对于维持肿瘤细胞中端粒的长度具有同等重要的意义。人体端粒由富含鸟嘌呤(G)的DNA重复序列组成,该序列在特定的条件下可以形成G-四链体(G4)的结构。此结构的形成可以从根本上抑制端粒酶和ALT对端粒的延伸而达到抗肿瘤的目的。因此,人体端粒G4-DNA作为抗肿瘤靶点的研究是近年来抗肿瘤研究的重要前沿领域之一。该文重点综述人体端粒G4-DNA稳定剂研发的最新研究进展。展开更多
The influence of the G‐quartet structural integrity on the catalytic activity of the G‐quadruplex(G4)was investigated by comparing the G4‐DNAzyme performances of a series of G4s with a G‐vacancy site and a G‐trip...The influence of the G‐quartet structural integrity on the catalytic activity of the G‐quadruplex(G4)was investigated by comparing the G4‐DNAzyme performances of a series of G4s with a G‐vacancy site and a G‐triplex(G‐tri).The results presented herein not only confirm that the structural integrity of the 3'‐end G‐quartet is necessary for G4s to be catalytically competent but also show how to remediate G‐vacancy‐mediated catalytic activity losses via the addition of guanine surrogates in an approach referred to as G‐vacancy complementation strategy that is applicable to parallel G4s only.Furthermore,this study demonstrates that the terminal G‐quartet could act as a proximal coordinating group and cooperate with the flanking nucleotide to activate the hemin cofactor.展开更多
文摘端粒长度的维持在肿瘤细胞的永生化过程中起到至关重要的作用。约85%的人体肿瘤细胞通过端粒酶延伸端粒,从而获得持续的增殖能力。另外,15%的人体肿瘤细胞通过端粒替代延伸机制(alternative lengthening of telomeres,ALT)延伸端粒。这两种机制对于维持肿瘤细胞中端粒的长度具有同等重要的意义。人体端粒由富含鸟嘌呤(G)的DNA重复序列组成,该序列在特定的条件下可以形成G-四链体(G4)的结构。此结构的形成可以从根本上抑制端粒酶和ALT对端粒的延伸而达到抗肿瘤的目的。因此,人体端粒G4-DNA作为抗肿瘤靶点的研究是近年来抗肿瘤研究的重要前沿领域之一。该文重点综述人体端粒G4-DNA稳定剂研发的最新研究进展。
文摘The influence of the G‐quartet structural integrity on the catalytic activity of the G‐quadruplex(G4)was investigated by comparing the G4‐DNAzyme performances of a series of G4s with a G‐vacancy site and a G‐triplex(G‐tri).The results presented herein not only confirm that the structural integrity of the 3'‐end G‐quartet is necessary for G4s to be catalytically competent but also show how to remediate G‐vacancy‐mediated catalytic activity losses via the addition of guanine surrogates in an approach referred to as G‐vacancy complementation strategy that is applicable to parallel G4s only.Furthermore,this study demonstrates that the terminal G‐quartet could act as a proximal coordinating group and cooperate with the flanking nucleotide to activate the hemin cofactor.
