The dynamic character of the G-quadruplex element in the c-MYC promoter and modification by TMPyP4

  • Jeyaprakashnarayanan Seenisamy
  • , Evonne M. Rezler
  • , Tiffanie J. Powell
  • , Denise Tye
  • , Vijay Gokhale
  • , Chandana Sharma Joshi
  • , Adam Siddiqui-Jain
  • , Laurence H. Hurley

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Abstract

The nuclease hypersensitivity element III1 (NHE III1) upstream of the P1 and P2 promoters of c-MYC controls 80-90% of the transcriptional activity of this gene. The purine-rich strand in this region can form a G-quadruplex structure that is a critical part of the silencer element for this promoter. We have demonstrated that this G-quadruplex structure can form a mixture of four biologically relevant parallel-loop isomers, which upon interaction with the cationic porphyrin TMPyP4 are converted to mixed parallel/antiparallel G-quadruplex structures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8702-8709
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume126
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 21 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Biochemistry
  • General Chemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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