Organometallic Pillarplexes that bind DNA 4-way Holliday Junctions and Forks.
J. S. Craig, L. Melidis, H. D. Williams, S. J. Dettmer, A. A. Heidecker, P. J. Altmann, S. Guan, C. Campbell, D. F. Browning, R. K. O. Sigel, S. Johannsen, R. T. Egan, B. Aikman, A. Casini, A. Poethig, M. J. Hannon
This paper demonstrates that Au pillarplexes bind open DNA 4-way junctions and rearrange them into Y-shaped forks, with antiproliferative activity in human cells.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2023Biochemistry