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Such a quadruplex is described as tetramolecular, reflecting the requirement of four separate strands. The term G4 DNA was originally reserved for these tetramolecular structures that might play a role in meiosis. [5] However, as currently used in molecular biology, the term G4 can mean G-quadruplexes of any molecularity.
DNAzyme research for the treatment of cancer is also underway. The development of a 10-23 DNAzyme that can block the expression of IGF-I (Insulin-like growth factor I, a contributor to normal cell growth as well as tumorigenesis) by targeting its mRNA could be useful for blocking the secretion of IGF-I from prostate storm primary cells ...
In molecular biology, a guanine tetrad (also known as a G-tetrad or G-quartet) is a structure composed of four guanine bases in a square planar array. [1] [2] They most prominently contribute to the structure of G-quadruplexes, where their hydrogen bonding stabilizes the structure.
Examples of target immobilization methods include affinity chromatography columns, [3] nitrocellulose binding assay filters, [2] and paramagnetic beads. [7] Recently, SELEX reactions have been developed where the target is whole cells, which are expanded near complete confluence and incubated with the oligonucleotide library on culture plates ...
The DNAzyme logic gate changes its structure when it binds to a matching oligonucleotide and the fluorogenic substrate it is bonded to is cleaved free. While other materials can be used, most models use a fluorescence-based substrate because it is very easy to detect, even at the single molecule limit. [ 39 ]
This was the first report of the clinical use of a DNAzyme. The outcome of two other clinical trials evaluating DNAzymes performed in Asia and Europe were reported in 2014 and 2015, the former assessing an Epstein–Barr virus latent membrane protein 1 targeting DNAzyme [ 18 ] and the latter a DNAzyme targeting the transcription factor GATA3 ...
An example of an isozyme is glucokinase, a variant of hexokinase which is not inhibited by glucose 6-phosphate. Its different regulatory features and lower affinity for glucose (compared to other hexokinases), allow it to serve different functions in cells of specific organs, such as control of insulin release by the beta cells of the pancreas ...
ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ABCG4 gene. [5] [6]The protein encoded by this gene is included in the ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABC protein) superfamily.