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Utilizing Murine Inducible Telomerase Alleles in the Studies of Tissue Degeneration/Regeneration and Cancer
Published on: April 13, 2015
A 6-mer photocontrolled oligonucleotide as an effective telomerase inhibitor
Yan Xu1, Kenichiro Ito, Yuta Suzuki
1Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan. xuyan@mkomi.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Abstract:
Telomerase is a relevant target for cancer therapy. A small 6-mer psoralen-containing oligonucleotide is shown to cause efficient photo-cross-linking to human telomere DNA by G-quadruplex formation. The small, photocontrolled oligonucleotide shows effective telomerase inhibition, both in vitro and in vivo, only when light irradiated. Data suggest that it is a promising agent for the treatment of cancer.
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