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G-quadruplexes: a promising target for cancer therapy.
Molecular cancer - 25 Feb 2021
Kosiol Nils, Juranek Stefan, Brossart Peter, Heine Annkristin, Paeschke Katrin
Abstract excerpt
DNA and RNA can fold into a variety of alternative conformations. In recent years, a particular nucleic acid structure was discussed to play a role in malignant transformation and cancer development. This structure is called a G-quadruplex (G4). G4 structure formation can drive genome instability by creating mutations, deletions and stimulating recombination events. The importance of G4 structures in the...
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