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A sodium/potassium switch for G4-prone G/C-rich sequences.
Nucleic acids research - 11 Jan 2024
Luo Yu, Živković Martina Lenarčič, Wang Jiawei, Ryneš Jan, Foldynová-Trantírková Silvie, Trantírek Lukáš, Verga Daniela, Mergny Jean-Louis
Abstract excerpt
Metal ions are essential components for the survival of living organisms. For most species, intracellular and extracellular ionic conditions differ significantly. As G-quadruplexes (G4s) are ion-dependent structures, changes in the [Na+]/[K+] ratio may affect the folding of genomic G4s. More than 11000 putative G4 sequences in the human genome (hg19) contain at least two runs of three continuous cytosines, and...
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