Self-assembled Pt2L2 boxes strongly bind G-quadruplex DNA and influence gene expression in cancer cells.
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Supramolecular Pt(ii) quadrangular boxes bind native and G-quadruplex DNA motifs in a size-dependent fashion. Three Pt molecular squares of distinct size show biological activity against cancer cells and heavily influence the expression of genes known to form G-quadruplexes in their promoter regions. The smallest Pt-box displays less activity but more selectivity for a quadruplex formed in the c-Kit gene.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Dalton transactions
دوره 46 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017