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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Eight Triplex-Binding Molecules from Four Chemical Classes Broadly Recognize the MALAT1 Triple Helix.

Madeline M Mousseau, Krishna M Shivakumar, Jaesang Yoo, Jessica A Brown

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. RNA Triple Helices: From Structures and Mechanisms to Therapeutic Targets.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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4 authors.

Madeline M MousseauDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6043-0163
Krishna M ShivakumarDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-6809
Jaesang YooDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-7580-2984
Jessica A BrownDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9055-5939

Funding

Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Training Program at Notre DameT32GM075762 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI CHANG, MAYLAND F, MOBASHERY, SHAHRIAR · 2007 to 2021
$3.7M
Characterization of a Model System to Advance Triple-Stranded RNA BiologyR35GM133696 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI BROWN, JESSICA ANN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at Notre DameT32GM145773 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI Christian Corey Melander · 2022 to 2026
$1.5M
BIACORE T200 SPR FOR NOTRE DAME BIOPHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION CORE (BIC) FACILITYS10OD028553 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI BAKER, BRIAN M · 2020 to 2020
$343k
American Heart Association 23PRE1011061Henry Luce Foundation Clare Boothe Luce ProfessorshipNIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133696NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM075762NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145773NIH HHS 1T32GM075762-01NIH HHS 1T32GM145773-01NIH HHS 5R35GM133696-05NIH HHS S10 OD028553University of Notre Dame Arthur J. Schmitt Presidential Leadership FellowUniversity of Notre Dame College of Science Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA triple helices are relatively understudied, including their interactions with small molecules. In this study, we evaluated eight previously reported triplex-binding molecules (TBMs) for their functional effects on the premature and mature MALAT1 triple helix. Based on UV thermal denaturation experiments, the TBMs berberine, coralyne, sanguinarine, berenil, and neomycin selectively stabilize the Hoogsteen interface of the MALAT1 triple helix. Moreover, fisetin, luteolin, and quercetin were more sensitive to nucleotide composition, whereas berberine, coralyne, sanguinarine, and berenil were more sensitive to changes in the length of the major-groove triple helix. Most TBMs could not outcompete MALAT1 triple helix-binding proteins, except for neomycin. Surface plasmon resonance experiments demonstrated that berberine and sanguinarine display relatively quick association and dissociation binding profiles. Treating human colorectal carcinoma cells with each of the TBMs reduced MALAT1 levels by ~20-60%. This study demonstrates that TBMs broadly recognize the premature and mature MALAT1 triple helix but exhibit subtle sensitivities, suggesting that TBMs can be designed to selectively bind triple helices based on nucleotide composition, length, and structural context.

Indexed as

RNA, Long NoncodingBenzophenanthridinesBerberineBerberine AlkaloidsBinding SitesCell Line, TumorHumansIsoquinolinesNucleic Acid ConformationSurface Plasmon ResonanceBenzophenanthridinesBerberineBerberine AlkaloidscoralyneIsoquinolinesMALAT1 long non-coding RNA, humanRNA, Long NoncodingsanguinarineMALAT1MENβsmall moleculetriple helix

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PMID41226238
PMCPMC12609000

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