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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Chromene Derivatives as Selective TERRA G-Quadruplex RNA Binders with Antiproliferative Properties.

Roberta Rocca, Francesca Scionti, Matteo Nadai, Federica Moraca, Annalisa Maruca, Giosuè Costa, Raffaella Catalano, Giada Juli, Maria Teresa Di Martino, Francesco Ortuso and 5 more

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. TERRA G-quadruplex stabilization as a new therapeutic strategy for multiple myeloma.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Roberta RoccaDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Campus "Salvatore Venuta", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0680-7097
Francesca SciontiInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 98164 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8149-7957
Matteo NadaiDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Via A. Gabelli 63, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3831-4892
Federica MoracaNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Annalisa MarucaNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6537-552X
Giosuè CostaNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Raffaella CatalanoNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3936-3573
Giada JuliDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Campus "Salvatore Venuta", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Maria Teresa Di MartinoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Campus "Salvatore Venuta", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8205-2706
Francesco OrtusoNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6235-8161
Stefano AlcaroNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Pierosandro TagliaferriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Campus "Salvatore Venuta", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Pierfrancesco TassoneDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Campus "Salvatore Venuta", Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8298-6787
Sara N RichterDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Via A. Gabelli 63, 35121 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5446-9029
Anna ArteseNet4science Srl, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Magna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Padua · ITInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation · IT

Funding

Italian Association for Cancer Research 21588Italian Association for Cancer Research 21850PRIN 2017 201744BN5T
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In mammalian cells, telomerase transcribes telomeres in large G-rich non-coding RNA, known as telomeric repeat-containing RNA (TERRA), which folds into noncanonical nucleic acid secondary structures called G-quadruplexes (G4s). Since TERRA G4 has been shown to be involved in telomere length and translation regulation, it could provide valuable insight into fundamental biological processes, such as cancer growth, and TERRA G4 binders could represent an innovative strategy for cancer treatment. In this work, the three best candidates identified in our previous virtual screening campaign on bimolecular DNA/RNA G4s were investigated on the monomolecular Tel DNA and TERRA G4s by means of molecular modelling simulations and in vitro and in cell analysis. The results obtained in this work highlighted the stabilizing power of all the three candidates on TERRA G4. In particular, the two compounds characterized by a chromene scaffold were selective TERRA G4 binders, while the compound with a naphthyridine core acted as a dual Tel/TERRA G4-binder. A biophysical investigation by circular dichroism confirmed the relative stabilization efficiency of the compounds towards TERRA and Tel G4s. The TERRA G4 stabilizing

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biological assayscircular dichroismdockingG-quadruplex DNAmass spectrometryTERRA

Identifiers

PMID35631373
PMCPMC9147070
OpenAlexW4225160109

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