G4 motifs in human genes
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- 6 September 2012
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 1267 (1) , 53-60
Abstract
The G4 motif, G≥3NxG≥3NxG≥3NxG≥3, is enriched in some genomic regions and depleted in others. This motif confers the ability to form an unusual four‐stranded DNA structure, G4 DNA. G4 DNA is associated with genomic instability, which may explain depletion of G4 motifs from some genes and genomic regions. Conversely, G4 motifs are enriched downstream of transcription start sites, where they correlate with pausing. The uneven distribution of G4 motifs in the genome strongly suggests that mechanisms of selection act not only on one‐dimensional genomic sequence, but also on structures formed by genomic DNA. The biological roles of G4 structures illustrate that, to understand genome function, it is important to consider the dynamic structural potential implicit in the G4 motif.Keywords
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