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ArticlePloS one2024

Quadruplex-duplex junction in LTR-III: A molecular insight into the complexes with BMH-21, namitecan and doxorubicin.

Stefania Mazzini, Gigliola Borgonovo, Salvatore Princiotto, Roberto Artali, Loana Musso, Anna Aviñó, Ramon Eritja, Raimundo Gargallo, Sabrina Dallavalle

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Stefania MazziniDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Gigliola BorgonovoDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Salvatore PrinciottoDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3440-8373
Roberto ArtaliScientia Advice di Roberto Artali, Cesano Maderno (MB), Italy.
Loana MussoDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Anna AviñóInstitute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC), CSIC, Networking Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain.
Ramon EritjaInstitute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC), CSIC, Networking Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain.
Raimundo GargalloDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Sabrina DallavalleDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DEFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8813-8922

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quadruplex-Duplex (Q-D) junctions are unique structural motifs garnering increasing interest as drug targets, due to their frequent occurrence in genomic sequences. The viral HIV LTR-III sequence was chosen as a Q-D junction model to study the affinity of the selected compounds BMH-21, namitecan (ST-1968), and doxorubicin (DOXO), all containing a planar polycyclic aromatic moiety, linked to either one short aminoalkyl or an aminoglycosyl group. A multidisciplinary approach that combines NMR spectroscopy, molecular modelling, circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectroscopy was employed. The studied ligands induced moderate but clear stabilization to the Q-D junction by interacting with the interfacial tetrad. DOXO was found to be the best Q-D junction binder. Interestingly, the removal of the aminoglycosyl group significantly changed the pattern of the interactions, indicating that highly polar substituents have a stronger affinity with the exposed regions of the Q-D junction, particularly at the level of the interfacial tetrad.

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DoxorubicinG-QuadruplexesCamptothecinCircular DichroismHIV Long Terminal RepeatHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyModels, MolecularCamptothecinDoxorubicin

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PMID39046961
PMCPMC11268700

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