5ZEV

Solution structure of G-quadruplex formed in vegfr-2 proximal promoter sequence


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

A putative G-quadruplex structure in the proximal promoter ofVEGFR-2has implications for drug design to inhibit tumor angiogenesis.

Liu, Y.Lan, W.Wang, C.Cao, C.

(2018) J Biol Chem 293: 8947-8955

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.002666
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5ZEV

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Tumor angiogenesis is mainly regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) produced by cancer cells. It is active on the endothelium via VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR-2). G-quadruplexes are DNA secondary structures formed by guanine-rich sequences, for example, within gene promoters where they may contribute to transcriptional activity. The proximal promoter of VEGFR-2 contains a G-quadruplex, which has been suggested to interact with small molecules that inhibit VEGFR-2 expression and thereby tumor angiogenesis. However, its structure is not known. Here, we determined its NMR solution structure, which is composed of three stacked G-tetrads containing three syn guanines. The first guanine (G 1 ) is positioned within the central G-tetrad. We also observed that a noncanonical, V-shaped loop spans three G-tetrad planes, including no bridging nucleotides. A long and diagonal loop, which includes six nucleotides, connects reversal double chains. With a melting temperature of 54.51 °C, the scaffold of this quadruplex is stabilized by one G-tetrad plane stacking with one nonstandard bp, G 3 -C 8 , whose bases interact with each other through only one hydrogen bond. In summary, the NMR solution structure of the G-quadruplex in the proximal promoter region of the VEGFR-2 gene reported here has uncovered its key features as a potential anticancer drug target.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    From the State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Product Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry and.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA (5'-D(*GP*GP*GP*TP*AP*CP*CP*CP*GP*GP*GP*TP*GP*AP*GP*GP*TP*GP*CP*GP*GP*GP*GP*T)-3')24synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Entry History & Funding Information

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Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
China--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-04-18
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-05-30
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2018-06-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2023-06-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other
  • Version 1.4: 2024-05-15
    Changes: Data collection, Database references