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Author Spotlight: Characterizing DNA G-Quadruplex by Bis-3-Chloropiperidine Based Chemical Mapping
Published on: May 12, 2023
Mutagenesis Reveals an Unusual Combination of Guanines in RNA G-Quadruplex Formation
Prachi Agarwala1,2, Gargi Pal2, Satyaprakash Pandey1,2
1Chemical and Systems Biology, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India.
Abstract:
The classic G-quadruplex motif consists of a continuous array of 3-4 guanine residues with an intermittent loop size of 1-7 nucleotides (G3-4N1-7G3-4N1-7G3-4N1-7G3-4). An RNA G-quadruplex is able to attain only one parallel G-quadruplex topology owing to steric constraints. Investigating the possibilities of the formation of RNA G-quadruplexes with a stretch of sequences deviating from this classic motif will add to the overall conformations of RNA G-quadruplexes, bestowing diversity to this structure. Here, we report unusual combinations of guanine residues involved in RNA G-quadruplex formation in the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the von Willebrand factor (VWF) mRNA using the mutagenesis approach. Different permutations and combinations of guanine residues form G-quadruplexes. Upon investigation, G-quadruplexes in 5' UTR of VWF mRNA are shown to exhibit an inhibitory function.
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