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Mapping the Structure-Function Relationships of Disordered Oncogenic Transcription Factors Using Transcriptomic Analysis
Published on: June 27, 2020
Exploration of the Structure and Recognition of a G-quadruplex in the her2 Proto-oncogene Promoter and Its
Xiaojie Cui1,2, Han Chen3, Qiang Zhang3
1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. xiaojiecui@muc.edu.cn.
Abstract:
G-quadruplexes in oncogene promoters provide putative targets for transcriptional regulation. The structure of a putative G-quadruplex sequence (S1: GGAGAAGGAGGAGGTGGAGGAGGAGGG) in potassium solution in the her2 promoter has been resolved mainly through nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. By application of various NMR spectra, we proved the formation of a four-layer G-quadruplex composing of two G-tetrads and two G/A-mixed planes with a four-residues loop (A3-G4-A5-A6). Further evidence from a luciferase reporter assay, Q-RT-PCR and Western blotting indicates that S1 G-quadruplex formation can repress her2 promoter activity, and a selected G-quadruplex ligand cβ can enhance the repression by down regulating her2 transcription and expression. These findings provide a G-quadruplex target and perspective implications in her2 transcriptional regulation.
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