A novel G-quadruplex motif in the Human MET promoter region
Open Access
- 29 November 2017
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Bioscience Reports
- Vol. 37 (6)
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bsr20171128
Abstract
It is known that the guanine-rich strands in proto-oncogene promoters can fold into G-quadruplex structures to regulate gene expression. An intramolecular parallel G-quadruplex has been identified in MET promoter. It acts as a repressor in regulating MET expression. However, the full guanine-rich region in MET promoter forms a hybrid parallel/antiparallel G-quadruplex structure under physiological conditions, which means there are some antiparallel and hybrid parallel/antiparallel G-quadruplex structures in this region. In the present study, our data indicate that g3-5 truncation adopts an intramolecular hybrid parallel/antiparallel G-quadruplex under physiological conditions in vitro. The g3-5 G-quadruplex structure significantly stops polymerization by Klenow fragment in K+ buffer. Furthermore, the results of circular dichroism (CD) spectra and polymerase stop assay directly demonstrate that the G-quadruplex structure in g3-5 fragment can be stabilized by the G-quadruplex ligand TMPyP4 (5,10,15,20-tetra-(N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphine). But the dual luciferase assay indicates TMPyP4 has no effect on the formation of g3-5 G-quadruplex in HepG2 cells. The findings in the present study will enrich our understanding of the G-quadruplex formation in proto-oncogene promoters and the mechanisms of gene expression regulation.Keywords
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