Selective recognition of oncogene promoter G-quadruplexes by Mg2+. Yan, Y., Lin, J., Ou, T., Tan, J., Li, D., Gu, L., & Huang, Z. Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 402(4):614–8, December, 2010. Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Selective recognition of oncogene promoter G-quadruplexes by Mg2+. [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Mg(2+) is one of the most important cations in cells, affecting the structures and functions of the proteins and nucleic acids. It should be noted that Mg(2+) is indispensable in DNA transcription, where G-quadruplex is believed to be actively involved. Therefore, it is important to investigate the influence of Mg(2+) on G-quadruplex. Here we studied the effect of Mg(2+) on G-quadruplex DNA with CD, FRET, EMSA, and PCR-stop assay. We found that various G-quadruplexes could be differentiated through simultaneous addition of both K(+) and Mg(2+), which could be used for selective identification of G-quadruplexes in promoter oncogene but not in telomere. Mg(2+) at physiological relevant concentration not only greatly enhanced the thermostability of oncogene G-quadruplexes but also efficiently protected them from unfolding by their complementary strands, which revealed the great impact of Mg(2+) on the equilibrium between promoter G-quadruplex and duplex DNA. The PCR-stop assay further confirmed that Mg(2+) could affect gene transcription by stabilizing promoter G-quadruplex. The above studies were carried out for various G-quadruplexes of varying sequences in promoter oncogenes and telomeric region. Our results suggest that Mg(2+) may be a key regulator for G-quadruplexes of oncogene promoter, which can subsequently affect the expression of related genes.
@article{Yan2010,
	title = {Selective recognition of oncogene promoter {G}-quadruplexes by {Mg2}+.},
	volume = {402},
	issn = {1090-2104},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20971074},
	doi = {10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.10.065},
	abstract = {Mg(2+) is one of the most important cations in cells, affecting the structures and functions of the proteins and nucleic acids. It should be noted that Mg(2+) is indispensable in DNA transcription, where G-quadruplex is believed to be actively involved. Therefore, it is important to investigate the influence of Mg(2+) on G-quadruplex. Here we studied the effect of Mg(2+) on G-quadruplex DNA with CD, FRET, EMSA, and PCR-stop assay. We found that various G-quadruplexes could be differentiated through simultaneous addition of both K(+) and Mg(2+), which could be used for selective identification of G-quadruplexes in promoter oncogene but not in telomere. Mg(2+) at physiological relevant concentration not only greatly enhanced the thermostability of oncogene G-quadruplexes but also efficiently protected them from unfolding by their complementary strands, which revealed the great impact of Mg(2+) on the equilibrium between promoter G-quadruplex and duplex DNA. The PCR-stop assay further confirmed that Mg(2+) could affect gene transcription by stabilizing promoter G-quadruplex. The above studies were carried out for various G-quadruplexes of varying sequences in promoter oncogenes and telomeric region. Our results suggest that Mg(2+) may be a key regulator for G-quadruplexes of oncogene promoter, which can subsequently affect the expression of related genes.},
	number = {4},
	journal = {Biochemical and biophysical research communications},
	author = {Yan, Yi-Yong and Lin, Jing and Ou, Tian-Miao and Tan, Jia-Heng and Li, Ding and Gu, Lian-Quan and Huang, Zhi-Shu},
	month = dec,
	year = {2010},
	pmid = {20971074},
	note = {Publisher: Elsevier Inc.},
	keywords = {\#nosource, Base Sequence, Circular Dichroism, DNA, DNA: chemistry, DNA: metabolism, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, G-Quadruplexes, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, Humans, Magnesium, Magnesium: metabolism, Magnesium: pharmacology, Neoplastic, Oncogenes, Promoter Regions},
	pages = {614--8},
}

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