Nucleolin: a binding partner of G-quadruplex structures

Tiago Santos, Gilmar F. Salgado, Eurico J. Cabrita, Carla Cruz

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Abstract

Nucleolin protein is involved in a plethora of cellular pathways across the nucleolus, nucleus, and cytoplasm. The association of its RNA-binding domain (RBD) and its RGG (arginine–glycine–glycine-rich) domain allows it to interact with G-quadruplex structures in nucleic acids. We highlight evidence that the nucleolin/G-quadruplex partnership is of extensive relevance to neurodegenerative disease, cancer, and viral infections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)561-564
Number of pages4
JournalTrends in Cell Biology
Volume32
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022

Keywords

  • G-quadruplex
  • interaction
  • ligands
  • nucleolin

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