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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

Properties and biological impact of RNA G-quadruplexes: from order to turmoil and back.

Prakash Kharel, Gertraud Becker, Vladimir Tsvetkov, Pavel Ivanov

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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82citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 161 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Coding relationship links RNA G-quadruplexes and protein RGG motifs in RNA-binding protein autoregulation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Prakash KharelBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Gertraud BeckerBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Vladimir TsvetkovComputational Oncology Group, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow 119146, Russia.
Pavel IvanovBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USRussian Academy of Sciences · RU

Funding

Biology of RNA G-quadruplexesR01GM126150 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI IVANOV, PAVEL · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guanine-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical four-stranded structures that can be formed in guanine (G) rich nucleic acid sequences. A great number of G-rich sequences capable of forming G4 structures have been described based on in vitro analysis, and evidence supporting their formation in live cells continues to accumulate. While formation of DNA G4s (dG4s) within chromatin in vivo has been supported by different chemical, imaging and genomic approaches, formation of RNA G4s (rG4s) in vivo remains a matter of discussion. Recent data support the dynamic nature of G4 formation in the transcriptome. Such dynamic fluctuation of rG4 folding-unfolding underpins the biological significance of these structures in the regulation of RNA metabolism. Moreover, rG4-mediated functions may ultimately be connected to mechanisms underlying disease pathologies and, potentially, provide novel options for therapeutics. In this framework, we will review the landscape of rG4s within the transcriptome, focus on their potential impact on biological processes, and consider an emerging connection of these functions in human health and disease.

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G-QuadruplexesChromatinDNAGuanineHumansRNATranscriptomeChromatinDNAGuanineRNA

Identifiers

PMID33264409
PMCPMC7736831
OpenAlexW3108562892

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