Immortality of tumour cells is strictly correlated to telomerase activity. Telomerase is overexpressed in about 85% of tumour cells and maintains telomere length contributing to cell immortalisation, whereas in somatic cells telomeres progressively shorten until cell death occurs by apoptosis. Different drugs can promote telomeric G-rich overhangs which fold into quadruplex structures that inhibit telomerase activity. Detailed studies on drug-quadruplex complexes are essential to understand quadruplex recognition and address drug design. This review will discuss the energetic aspects of quadruplex-drug interactions with a particular attention to physico-chemical methodologies.

Energetics of quadruplex-drug recognition in anticancer therapy / Pagano, Bruno; Giancola, Concetta. - In: CURRENT CANCER DRUG TARGETS. - ISSN 1568-0096. - STAMPA. - 7:6(2007), pp. 520-540. [10.2174/156800907781662257]

Energetics of quadruplex-drug recognition in anticancer therapy

PAGANO, BRUNO;GIANCOLA, CONCETTA
2007

Abstract

Immortality of tumour cells is strictly correlated to telomerase activity. Telomerase is overexpressed in about 85% of tumour cells and maintains telomere length contributing to cell immortalisation, whereas in somatic cells telomeres progressively shorten until cell death occurs by apoptosis. Different drugs can promote telomeric G-rich overhangs which fold into quadruplex structures that inhibit telomerase activity. Detailed studies on drug-quadruplex complexes are essential to understand quadruplex recognition and address drug design. This review will discuss the energetic aspects of quadruplex-drug interactions with a particular attention to physico-chemical methodologies.
2007
Energetics of quadruplex-drug recognition in anticancer therapy / Pagano, Bruno; Giancola, Concetta. - In: CURRENT CANCER DRUG TARGETS. - ISSN 1568-0096. - STAMPA. - 7:6(2007), pp. 520-540. [10.2174/156800907781662257]
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