Dancing with Nucleobases: Unveiling the Self-Assembly Properties of DNA and RNA Base-Containing Molecules for Gel Formation (72 views)
Gels, 2023 Dec 23; 10: 16-16.
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Paper type: Review
Impact factor: 4.6, 5-year impact factor: 5.2
Url: https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10010016
Keywords: : Nucleobase, Nucleopeptide, G-Quadruplex, Self-Assembly, Hydrogel, Triple Helix Rna, G-Quartet
Affiliations:
*** IBB - CNR ***
Pasqualina Liana Scognamiglio 1,†, Caterina Vicidomini 2,† and Giovanni N. Roviello 2,*1 Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy; pasqualina.scognamiglio@unibas.it2 Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Italian National Council for Research (IBB-CNR), Area di Ricerca Site and Headquarters, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; cateri-na.vicidomini@ibb.cnr.it* Correspondence: giovanni.roviello@cnr.it; Tel.: +39-0812203415† These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Gels, 2023 Dec 23; 10: 16-16.
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Paper type: Review
Impact factor: 4.6, 5-year impact factor: 5.2
Url: https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10010016
Keywords: : Nucleobase, Nucleopeptide, G-Quadruplex, Self-Assembly, Hydrogel, Triple Helix Rna, G-Quartet
Affiliations:
*** IBB - CNR ***
Pasqualina Liana Scognamiglio 1,†, Caterina Vicidomini 2,† and Giovanni N. Roviello 2,*1 Department of Sciences, University of Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy; pasqualina.scognamiglio@unibas.it2 Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Italian National Council for Research (IBB-CNR), Area di Ricerca Site and Headquarters, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; cateri-na.vicidomini@ibb.cnr.it* Correspondence: giovanni.roviello@cnr.it; Tel.: +39-0812203415† These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Dancing with Nucleobases: Unveiling the Self-Assembly Properties of DNA and RNA Base-Containing Molecules for Gel Formation
Nucleobase-containing molecules are compounds essential in biology due to the fundamental role of nucleic acids and, in particular, G-quadruplex DNA and RNA in life. Moreover, some molecules different from nucleic acids isolated from different vegetal sources or microorgan-isms show nucleobase moieties in their structure. Nucleoamino acids and peptidyl nucleo-sides belong to this molecular class. Closely related to the above, nucleopeptides, also known as nucleobase-bearing peptides, are chimeric derivatives of synthetic origin and more rarely isolated from plants. Herein, the self-assembly properties of a vast number of structures, be-longing to the nucleic acid and nucleoamino acid/nucleopeptide family, are explored in light of the recent scientific literature. Moreover, several technologically relevant properties, such as the hydrogelation ability of some of the nucleobase-containing derivatives, are reviewed in order to make way for future experimental investigations of newly devised nucleo-base-driven hydrogels. Nucleobase-containing molecules, such as mononucleosides, DNA, RNA, quadruplex (G4)-forming oligonucleotides, and nucleopeptides are paramount in gel and hydrogel formation owing to their distinctive molecular attributes and ability to self-assemble in biomolecular nanosystems with the most diverse applications in different fields of biomedicine and nanotechnology. In fact, these molecules and their gels present nu-merous advantages, underscoring their significance and applicability in both material science and biomedicine. Their versatility, capability for molecular recognition, responsiveness to stimuli, biocompatibility, and biodegradability collectively contribute to their prominence in modern nanotechnology and biomedicine. In this review, we emphasize the critical role of nucleobase-containing molecules of different nature in pioneering novel materials with mul-tifaceted applications, highlighting their potential in therapy, diagnostics, and new nano-materials fabrication as required for addressing numerous current biomedical and nanotech-nological challenges.
Nucleobase-containing molecules are compounds essential in biology due to the fundamental role of nucleic acids and, in particular, G-quadruplex DNA and RNA in life. Moreover, some molecules different from nucleic acids isolated from different vegetal sources or microorgan-isms show nucleobase moieties in their structure. Nucleoamino acids and peptidyl nucleo-sides belong to this molecular class. Closely related to the above, nucleopeptides, also known as nucleobase-bearing peptides, are chimeric derivatives of synthetic origin and more rarely isolated from plants. Herein, the self-assembly properties of a vast number of structures, be-longing to the nucleic acid and nucleoamino acid/nucleopeptide family, are explored in light of the recent scientific literature. Moreover, several technologically relevant properties, such as the hydrogelation ability of some of the nucleobase-containing derivatives, are reviewed in order to make way for future experimental investigations of newly devised nucleo-base-driven hydrogels. Nucleobase-containing molecules, such as mononucleosides, DNA, RNA, quadruplex (G4)-forming oligonucleotides, and nucleopeptides are paramount in gel and hydrogel formation owing to their distinctive molecular attributes and ability to self-assemble in biomolecular nanosystems with the most diverse applications in different fields of biomedicine and nanotechnology. In fact, these molecules and their gels present nu-merous advantages, underscoring their significance and applicability in both material science and biomedicine. Their versatility, capability for molecular recognition, responsiveness to stimuli, biocompatibility, and biodegradability collectively contribute to their prominence in modern nanotechnology and biomedicine. In this review, we emphasize the critical role of nucleobase-containing molecules of different nature in pioneering novel materials with mul-tifaceted applications, highlighting their potential in therapy, diagnostics, and new nano-materials fabrication as required for addressing numerous current biomedical and nanotech-nological challenges.
Dancing with Nucleobases: Unveiling the Self-Assembly Properties of DNA and RNA Base-Containing Molecules for Gel Formation
Dancing with Nucleobases: Unveiling the Self-Assembly Properties of DNA and RNA Base-Containing Molecules for Gel Formation
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* Evidence of Protein Binding by a Nucleopeptide Based on a Thyminedecorated L-Diaminopropanoic Acid through CD and In Silico Studies (143 views) (PDF 28 views)
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Scognamiglio PL, Platella C, Napolitano E, Musumeci D, Roviello GN
* From Prebiotic Chemistry to Supramolecular Biomedical Materials: Exploring the Properties of Self-Assembling Nucleobase-Containing Peptides (152 views)
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2021 Jun 10; 26(12): 3558-3558.
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Mulliri S, Laaksonen A, Spanu P, Farris R, Farci M, Mingoia F, Roviello GN, Mocci F
* Spectroscopic and In Silico Studies on the Interaction of Substituted Pyrazolo[1, 2-a]benzo[1, 2, 3, 4]tetrazine-3-one Derivatives with c-Myc G4-DNA (191 views)
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Platella C, Napolitano E, Riccardi C, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* Disentangling the Structure-Activity Relationships of Naphthalene Diimides as Anticancer G-Quadruplex-Targeting Drugs (97 views)
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623linking, 0022-2623print, 1520-4804), 2021 Apr 8; 64(7): 3578-3603.
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Green JA, Asha H, Santoro F, Improta R
* Excitonic Model for Strongly Coupled Multichromophoric Systems: The Electronic Circular Dichroism Spectra of Guanine Quadruplexes as Test Cases (169 views)
J Chem Theory Comput (ISSN: 1549-9618linking, 1549-9626electronic), 2021 Jan 12; 17(1): 405-415.
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Riccardi C, Napolitano E, Platella C, Musumeci D, Melone MAB, Montesarchio D
* Anti-VEGF DNA-based aptamers in cancer therapeutics and diagnostics (84 views)
Med Res Rev (ISSN: 0198-6325linking, 1098-1128electronic), 2021 Jan; 41(1): 464-506.
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Riccardi C, Napolitano E, Platella C, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* G-quadruplex-based aptamers targeting human thrombin: Discovery, chemical modifications and antithrombotic effects (65 views)
Pharmacol Ther (ISSN: 0163-7258linking), 2021 Jan; 217: 107649-107649.
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Ogloblina AM, Iaccarino N, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Garzarella EU, Dolinnaya NG, Yakubovskaya MG, Pagano B, Amato J, Randazzo A
* Toward G-Quadruplex-Based Anticancer Agents: Biophysical and Biological Studies of Novel AS1411 Derivatives (143 views)
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Musumeci D, Mokhir A, Roviello GN
* Synthesis and nucleic acid binding evaluation of a thyminyl L-diaminobutanoic acid-based nucleopeptide (203 views)
Bioorg Chem (ISSN: 0045-2068linking, 1090-2120electronic), 2020 Jul; 100: 103862-103870.
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Platella C, Raucci U, Rega N, D’atri S, Levati L, Roviello GN, Fuggetta MP, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* Shedding light on the interaction of polydatin and resveratrol with G-quadruplex and duplex DNA: a biophysical, computational and biological approach (285 views)
Int J Biol Macromol (ISSN: 0141-8130linking, 1879-0003electronic), 2020 May 15; 151: 1163-1172.
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Martínez-fernández L, Esposito L, Improta R
* Studying the excited electronic states of guanine rich DNA quadruplexes by quantum mechanical methods: main achievements and perspectives (129 views)
Photochem Photobiol Sci (ISSN: 1474-905xlinking), 2020 Apr 15; 19(4): 436-444.
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Fik-jaskółka MA, Mkrtchyan AF, Saghyan AS, Palumbo R, Belter A, Hayriyan LA, Simonyan H, Roviello V, Roviello GN
* Spectroscopic and SEM evidences for G4-DNA binding by a synthetic alkyne-containing amino acid with anticancer activity (345 views) (PDF 96 views)
Spectrochim Acta A (ISSN: 1386-1425linking), 2020 Mar 15; 229: 117884-117884.
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Pelliccia S, Amato J, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Massarotti A, Piccolo M, Irace C, Tron GC, Pagano B, Randazzo A, Novellino E, Giustiniano M
* Bio-Inspired Dual-Selective BCL-2/c-MYC G-Quadruplex Binders: Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity of Drug-like Imidazo[2, 1-i]purine Derivatives (235 views)
J Med Chem (ISSN: 0022-2623linking, 0022-2623print, 1520-4804), 2020 Mar 12; 63(5): 2035-2050.
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La Rosa C, Condorelli M, Compagnini G, Lolicato F, Milardi D, Do TN, Karttunen M, Pannuzzo M, Ramamoorthy A, Fraternali F, Collu F, Rezaei H, Strodel B, Raudino A
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Eur Biophys J (ISSN: 0175-7571linking, 1432-1017), 2020 Mar; 49(2): 175-191.
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Riccardi C, Capasso D, Rozza GM, Platella C, Montesarchio D, Di Gaetano S, Marzo T, Pratesi A, Messori L, Roviello GN, Musumeci D
* Synthesis, DNA binding studies, and antiproliferative activity of novel Pt(II)- complexes with an L-alanyl-based ligand (361 views)
J Chem Res (ISSN: 0162-0134linking, 0162-0134print, 1873-3344), 2020 Feb; 203: 110868-110868.
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Marzano M, Falanga AP, Marasco D, Borbone N, D , #errico S, Piccialli G, Roviello GN, Oliviero G
* Evaluation of an Analogue of the Marine ε-PLL Peptide as a Ligand of G-quadruplex DNA Structures (247 views) (PDF 86 views)
Mar Drugs (ISSN: 1660-3397linking), 2020 Jan 11; 18(1): 49-60.
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Roviello GN, Oliviero G, Di Napoli A, Borbone N, Piccialli G
* Synthesis, self-assembly-behavior and biomolecular recognition properties of thyminyl dipeptides (505 views) (PDF 98 views)
Arabian Journal Of Chemistry, 2020; 13: 1966-1974.
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Avitabile C, Diaferia C, Roviello V, Altamura D, Giannini C, Vitagliano L, Accardo A, Romanelli A
* Fluorescence and Morphology of Self-Assembled Nucleobases and Their Diphenylalanine Hybrid Aggregates (277 views)
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Martinez-fernandez L, Changenet P, Banyasz A, Gustavsson T, Markovitsi D, Improta R
* Comprehensive Study of Guanine Excited State Relaxation and Photoreactivity in G-quadruplexes (110 views)
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185linking, 1948-7185electronic), 2019 Nov 7; 10(21): 6873-6877.
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Marzano M, Falanga AP, D'Errico S, Pinto B, Roviello GN, Piccialli G, Oliviero G, Borbone N
* New G-quadruplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotides incorporating a bifunctional Double-Ended Linker (DEL): effects of DEL size and ODNs orientation on the topology, stability and molecularity of DEL-G-quadruplexes (384 views)
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2019 Feb 12; 24(3): 654-654.
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Martinez-fernandez L, Banyasz A, Markovitsi D, Improta R
* Topology Controls the Electronic Absorption and Delocalization of Electron Holes in Guanine Quadruplexes (528 views)
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765electronic, 0947-6539linking), 2018 Oct 12; 24(57): 15185-15189.
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Musumeci D, Roviello V, Roviello GN
* DNA- and RNA-binding ability of oligoDapT, a nucleobase-decorated peptide, for biomedical applications (2366 views)
Int J Nanomed (ISSN: 1176-9114linking, 1178-2013electronic), 2018 May 1; 2018:13: 2613-2629.
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Avitabile C, Diaferia C, Della Ventura B, Mercurio FA, Leone M, Roviello V, Saviano M, Velotta R, Morelli G, Accardo A, Romanelli A
* Self-Assembling of Fmoc-GC Peptide Nucleic Acid Dimers into Highly Fluorescent Aggregates (1316 views)
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765electronic, 0947-6539linking), 2018 Mar 26; 24(18): 4729-4735.
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Deiana M, Mettra B, Martinez-fernandez L, Mazur LM, Pawlik K, Andraud C, Samoc M, Improta R, Monnereau C, Matczyszyn K
* Specific Recognition of G-Quadruplexes Over Duplex-DNA by a Macromolecular NIR Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe (483 views)
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2017 Dec 7; 8(23): 5915-5920.
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Pirtskhalava M, Egoyan A, Mirtskhulava M, Roviello GN
* A COMPUTER MODELING STUDY OF BINDING PROPERTIES OF CHIRAL NUCLEOPEPTIDE FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS (490 views)
Georgian Med News (ISSN: 1512-0112print, 1512-0112linking), 2017 Dec; (273): 1123-1128.
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Auriemma F, De Rosa C, Malafronte A, Di Girolamo R, Santillo C, Gerelli Y, Fragneto G, Barker R, Pavone V, Maglio O, Lombardi A
* Nano-in-Nano Approach for Enzyme Immobilization Based on Block Copolymers (425 views) (PDF 170 views)
Acs Appl Mater Inter (ISSN: 1944-8244), 2017 Aug 30; 9(34): 29318-29327.
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Banyasz A, Martinez-fernandez L, Balty C, Perron M, Douki T, Improta R, Markovitsi D
* Absorption of Low-Energy UV Radiation by Human Telomere G-Quadruplexes Generates Long-Lived Guanine Radical Cations (238 views)
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2017 Aug 2; 139(30): 10561-10568.
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Platella C, Guida S, Bonmassar L, Aquino A, Bonmassar E, Ravagnan G, Montesarchio D, Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Fuggetta MP
* Antitumour activity of resveratrol on human melanoma cells: a possible mechanism related to its interaction with malignant cell telomerase (397 views)
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 1570-9639print), 2017 Aug 02; 1861(11PtA): 2843-2851.
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D'Urso A, Randazzo R, Rizzo V, Gangemi CMA, Romanucci V, Zarrelli A, Tomaselli G, Milardi D, Borbone N, Purrello R, Piccialli G, Di Fabio G, Oliviero G
* Stabilization vs. destabilization of G-quadruplex superstructures: the role of the porphyrin derivative having spermine arms (316 views)
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2017 Jul 14; 19(26): 17404-17410.
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Platella C, Riccardi C, Montesarchio D, Roviello GN, Musumeci D
* G-quadruplex-based aptamers against protein targets in therapy and diagnostics (431 views)
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0304-4165, 0006-3002, 1872-8006electronic), 2017 May; 1861(5PtB): 1429-1447.
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D
* Synthetic approaches to nucleopeptides containing all the four nucleobases, and nucleic acid-binding studies on a mixed-sequence nucleo-oligolysine (586 views)
Rsc Adv (ISSN: 2046-2069, 2046-2069electronic), 2016 Jun; 6: 63578-63585.
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Diaferia C, Mercurio FA, Giannini C, Sibillano T, Morelli G, Leone M, Accardo A
* Self-assembly of PEGylated tetra-phenylalanine derivatives: structural insights from solution and solid state studies (440 views)
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2016 May 25; 6: 26638-26638.
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Calce E, Mercurio F, Leone M, Saviano M, De Luca S
* Eco-friendly microwave-assisted protocol to prepare hyaluronan-fatty acid conjugates and to induce their self-assembly process (424 views)
Carbohyd Polym (ISSN: 0144-8617), 2016 Feb; 143: 84-89.
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Esposito V, Pirone L, Mayol L, Pedone E, Virgilio A, Galeone A
* Exploring the binding of d(GGGT)4 to the HIV-1 integrase: An approach to investigate G-quadruplex aptamer/target protein interactions (501 views)
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 0300-9084linking), 2016; 127: 19-22.
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Roviello GN, Vicidomini C, Di Gaetano S, Capasso D, Musumeci D, Roviello V
* Solid phase synthesis and RNA-binding activity of an arginine-containing nucleopeptide (595 views)
Rsc Adv (ISSN: 2046-2069, 2046-2069electronic), 2016; 6(17): 14140-14148.
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Roviello V, Pirtskhalava M, Egoyan A, Mirtskhulava M
* Natural and artificial binders of polyriboadenylic acid and their effect on RNA structure (505 views)
Beilstein J Nanotech (ISSN: 2190-4286), 2015; 6(1): 1338-1347.
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Scognamiglio PL, Di Natale C, Leone M, Poletto M, Vitagliano L, Tell G, Marasco D
* G-quadruplex DNA recognition by nucleophosmin: new insights from protein dissection (731 views)
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, D'Alessandro C, Pedone C
* Binding ability of a thymine-functionalized oligolysine towards nucleic acids (403 views)
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2014 Feb 1; 22(3): 997-1002.
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Romanucci V, Milardi D, Campagna T, Gaglione M, Messere A, D'Urso A, Crisafi E, La Rosa C, Zarrelli A, Balzarini J, Di Fabio G
* Synthesis, biophysical characterization and anti-HIV activity of d(TG(3)AG) Quadruplexes bearing hydrophobic tails at the 5 '-end (422 views)
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2014 Feb 1; 22(3): 960-966.
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Russo Krauss I, Parkinson GN, Merlino A, Mattia CA, Randazzo A, Novellino E, Mazzarella L, Sica F
* A regular thymine tetrad and a peculiar supramolecular assembly in the first crystal structure of an all-LNA G-quadruplex (782 views)
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr (ISSN: 0907-4449, 0907-4449linking), 2014 Feb; 70(2): 362-370.
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Pica A, Russo Krauss I, Merlino A, Nagatoishi S, Sugimoto N, Sica F
* Dissecting the contribution of thrombin exosite I in the recognition of thrombin binding aptamer (612 views)
Febs Journal (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2013 Dec; 280(24): 6581-6588.
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, D'Alessandro C, Pedone C
* Synthesis of a thymine-functionalized nucleoamino acid for the solid phase assembly of cationic nucleopeptides (610 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 1438-2199, 0939-4451, 1438-2199electronic), 2013 Oct; 45(4): 779-784.
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Pannuzzo M, Raudino A, Milardi D, La Rosa C, Karttunen M
* α-Helical structures drive early stages of self-assembly of amyloidogenic amyloid polypeptide aggregate formation in membranes (1154 views)
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2013; 3: N/D-N/D.
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis of a diaminopropanoic acid-based nucleoamino acid and assembly of cationic nucleopeptides for biomedical applications (568 views)
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Roviello GN, Roviello G, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Dakin-West reaction on 1-thyminyl acetic acid for the synthesis of 1, 3-bis(1-thyminyl)-2-propanone, a heteroaromatic compound with nucleopeptide-binding properties (632 views)
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Musumeci D, Oliviero G, Roviello GN, Bucci EM, Piccialli G
* G-quadruplex-forming oligonucleotide conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and enzymatic stability assays (1090 views)
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis and characterization of a novel ester-based nucleoamino acid for the assembly of aromatic nucleopeptides for biomedical applications (626 views)
Int J Pharm (ISSN: 0378-5173, 1873-3476), 2011 Sep 30; 415(1-2): 206-210.
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Haider SM, Autiero I, Neidle S
Surface area accessibility and the preferred topology of telomeric DNA quadruplex-ligand complexes (3 views)
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084linking), 2011 Aug; 93 (8 ): 1275-1279.
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Evidences for supramolecular organization of nucleopeptides: Synthesis, spectroscopic and biological studies of a novel dithymine l-serine tetrapeptide (723 views)
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Bonaccorso C, Sgarlata C, Grasso G, Zito V, Sciotto D, Arena G
* A gemini guest triggers the self-assembly of a calixarene capsule in water at neutral pH (436 views)
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2011; 47(21): 6117-6119.
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Roviello GN, Crescenzo C, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Franco S, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis of a novel Fmoc-protected nucleoaminoacid for the solid phase assembly of 4-piperidyl glycine/L-arginine-containing nucleopeptides and preliminary RNA interaction studies (517 views)
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Roviello GN, Benedetti E, Pedone C, Bucci EM
* Nucleobase-containing peptides: An overview of their characteristic features and applications (1001 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Jun; 39(1): 45-57.
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Roviello GN, Di Gaetano S, Capasso D, Cesarani A, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological activity of a novel nucleopeptide with Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity (545 views)
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Pedone C, Bucci EM
* Synthesis, Characterization And Hybridization Studies Of An Alternate Nucleo-Epsilon/Gamma-Peptide: Complexes Formation With Natural Nucleic Acids (715 views)
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Randazzo R, Lauceri R, Mammana A, D'Urso A, Purrello R
* Interactions of Λ and Δ enantiomers of ruthenium(II) cationic complexes with achiral anionic porphyrins (468 views)
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Moccia M, Castiglione M, Sapio R, Valente M, Bucci EM, Perretta G, Pedone C
* Dabpna: Design, Synthesis And Nucleic Acids Binding Studies (516 views)
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Roviello GN, Moccia M, Sapio R, Valente M, Bucci EM, Castiglione M, Pedone C, Perretta G, Benedetti E, Musumeci D
* Synthesis, Characterization And Hybridization Studies Of New Nucleo-Gamma-Peptides Based On Diaminobutyric Acid (610 views)
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Lauceria R, Purrellob R
* Transfer, memory and amplification of chirality in porphyrin aggregates (449 views)
Supramol Chem (ISSN: 1061-0278), 2005; 17(1-2): 61-66.
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Purrello R, Bellacchio E, Gurrieri S, Lauceri R, Raudino A, Monsù Scolaro L, Santoro AM
Ph Modulation Of Porphyrins Self-Assembly Onto Polylisine (389 views)
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* Design and synthesis of new benzoxazole derivatives and study of their interactions with a G4 model by UV spectroscopy and in silico methods (12 views)
Journal Of Molecular Liquids, 2024 Jul; N/D: N/D-N/D.
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Napolitano E, Criscuolo A, Riccardi C, Esposito CL, Catuogno S, Coppola G, Roviello GN, Montesarchio D, Musumeci D
* Directing in Vitro Selection towards G-quadruplex-forming Aptamers to Inhibit HMGB1 Pathological Activity (38 views)
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Palumbo R, Simonyan H, Roviello GN
* Advances in Amino Acid-based Chemistry (30 views)
Pharmaceuticals, 2023 Oct; 16: 1490-1492.
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Palumbo R, Simonyan H, Roviello GN
* Advances in Amino Acid-based Chemistry (46 views)
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Falanga AP, Terracciano M, Oliviero G, Roviello GN, Borbone N
* Exploring the relationship between G-quadruplex nucleic acids and plants: from plant G-quadruplex function to phytochemical G4 ligands with pharmaceutic potential (64 views)
Pharmaceutics, 2022 Nov 4; N/D: N/D-N/D.
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Palumbo R, Omodei D, Vicidomini C, Roviello GN
* Willardiine and Its Synthetic Analogues: Biological Aspects and Implications in Peptide Chemistry of This Nucleobase Amino Acid (41 views)
Pharmaceuticals, 2022 Oct 10; 15: 1243-1243.
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Greco F, Musumeci D, Borbone N, Falanga AP, D , #xerrico S, Terracciano M, Piccialli I, Roviello GN, Oliviero G
* Exploring the Parallel G-Quadruplex Nucleic Acid World: A Spectroscopic and Computational Investigation on the Binding of the c-myc Oncogene NHE III1 Region by the Phytochemical Polydatin (210 views)
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Musumeci D, Ullah S, Ikram A, Roviello GN
* Novel insights on nucleopeptide binding: a spectroscopic and in silico investigation on the interaction of a thymine-bearing tetrapeptide with a homoadenine DNA (198 views)
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Platella C, Capasso D, Riccardi C, Musumeci D, Dellagreca M, Montesarchio D
* Natural compounds from Juncus plants interacting with telomeric and oncogene G-quadruplex structures as potential anticancer agents (93 views)
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Diaferia C, Schiattarella C, Gallo E, Della Ventura B, Morelli G, Velotta R, Vitagliano L, Accardo A
* Fluorescence Emission of Self-assembling Amyloid-like Peptides: Solution versus Solid State (57 views)
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Platella C, Gaglione R, Napolitano E, Arciello A, Pirota V, Doria F, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* DNA Binding Mode Analysis of a Core-Extended Naphthalene Diimide as a Conformation-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe of G-Quadruplex Structures (143 views)
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Balanikas E, Martinez-fernandez L, Improta R, Podbevšek P, Baldacchino G, Markovitsi D
* The Structural Duality of Nucleobases in Guanine Quadruplexes Controls Their Low-Energy Photoionization (63 views)
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Florio D, Di Natale C, Scognamiglio PL, Leone M, La Manna S, Di Somma S, Netti PA, Malfitano AM, Marasco D
* Self-assembly of bio-inspired heterochiral peptides (55 views)
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Roviello V, Musumeci D, Mokhir A, Roviello GN
* Evidence of Protein Binding by a Nucleopeptide Based on a Thyminedecorated L-Diaminopropanoic Acid through CD and In Silico Studies (143 views) (PDF 28 views)
Curr Med Chem (ISSN: 0929-8673linking, 1875-533xelectronic), 2021 Jul; 28(24): 5004-5015.
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Scognamiglio PL, Platella C, Napolitano E, Musumeci D, Roviello GN
* From Prebiotic Chemistry to Supramolecular Biomedical Materials: Exploring the Properties of Self-Assembling Nucleobase-Containing Peptides (152 views)
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Mulliri S, Laaksonen A, Spanu P, Farris R, Farci M, Mingoia F, Roviello GN, Mocci F
* Spectroscopic and In Silico Studies on the Interaction of Substituted Pyrazolo[1, 2-a]benzo[1, 2, 3, 4]tetrazine-3-one Derivatives with c-Myc G4-DNA (191 views)
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Platella C, Napolitano E, Riccardi C, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* Disentangling the Structure-Activity Relationships of Naphthalene Diimides as Anticancer G-Quadruplex-Targeting Drugs (97 views)
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Green JA, Asha H, Santoro F, Improta R
* Excitonic Model for Strongly Coupled Multichromophoric Systems: The Electronic Circular Dichroism Spectra of Guanine Quadruplexes as Test Cases (169 views)
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Impact Factor: 5.39
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Riccardi C, Napolitano E, Platella C, Musumeci D, Melone MAB, Montesarchio D
* Anti-VEGF DNA-based aptamers in cancer therapeutics and diagnostics (84 views)
Med Res Rev (ISSN: 0198-6325linking, 1098-1128electronic), 2021 Jan; 41(1): 464-506.
Impact Factor: 9.3
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Riccardi C, Napolitano E, Platella C, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* G-quadruplex-based aptamers targeting human thrombin: Discovery, chemical modifications and antithrombotic effects (65 views)
Pharmacol Ther (ISSN: 0163-7258linking), 2021 Jan; 217: 107649-107649.
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Ogloblina AM, Iaccarino N, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Garzarella EU, Dolinnaya NG, Yakubovskaya MG, Pagano B, Amato J, Randazzo A
* Toward G-Quadruplex-Based Anticancer Agents: Biophysical and Biological Studies of Novel AS1411 Derivatives (143 views)
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Musumeci D, Mokhir A, Roviello GN
* Synthesis and nucleic acid binding evaluation of a thyminyl L-diaminobutanoic acid-based nucleopeptide (203 views)
Bioorg Chem (ISSN: 0045-2068linking, 1090-2120electronic), 2020 Jul; 100: 103862-103870.
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Platella C, Raucci U, Rega N, D’atri S, Levati L, Roviello GN, Fuggetta MP, Musumeci D, Montesarchio D
* Shedding light on the interaction of polydatin and resveratrol with G-quadruplex and duplex DNA: a biophysical, computational and biological approach (285 views)
Int J Biol Macromol (ISSN: 0141-8130linking, 1879-0003electronic), 2020 May 15; 151: 1163-1172.
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Martínez-fernández L, Esposito L, Improta R
* Studying the excited electronic states of guanine rich DNA quadruplexes by quantum mechanical methods: main achievements and perspectives (129 views)
Photochem Photobiol Sci (ISSN: 1474-905xlinking), 2020 Apr 15; 19(4): 436-444.
Impact Factor: 2.831
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Fik-jaskółka MA, Mkrtchyan AF, Saghyan AS, Palumbo R, Belter A, Hayriyan LA, Simonyan H, Roviello V, Roviello GN
* Spectroscopic and SEM evidences for G4-DNA binding by a synthetic alkyne-containing amino acid with anticancer activity (345 views) (PDF 96 views)
Spectrochim Acta A (ISSN: 1386-1425linking), 2020 Mar 15; 229: 117884-117884.
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Pelliccia S, Amato J, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Massarotti A, Piccolo M, Irace C, Tron GC, Pagano B, Randazzo A, Novellino E, Giustiniano M
* Bio-Inspired Dual-Selective BCL-2/c-MYC G-Quadruplex Binders: Design, Synthesis, and Anticancer Activity of Drug-like Imidazo[2, 1-i]purine Derivatives (235 views)
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La Rosa C, Condorelli M, Compagnini G, Lolicato F, Milardi D, Do TN, Karttunen M, Pannuzzo M, Ramamoorthy A, Fraternali F, Collu F, Rezaei H, Strodel B, Raudino A
* Symmetry-breaking transitions in the early steps of protein self-assembly (198 views)
Eur Biophys J (ISSN: 0175-7571linking, 1432-1017), 2020 Mar; 49(2): 175-191.
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Riccardi C, Capasso D, Rozza GM, Platella C, Montesarchio D, Di Gaetano S, Marzo T, Pratesi A, Messori L, Roviello GN, Musumeci D
* Synthesis, DNA binding studies, and antiproliferative activity of novel Pt(II)- complexes with an L-alanyl-based ligand (361 views)
J Chem Res (ISSN: 0162-0134linking, 0162-0134print, 1873-3344), 2020 Feb; 203: 110868-110868.
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Marzano M, Falanga AP, Marasco D, Borbone N, D , #errico S, Piccialli G, Roviello GN, Oliviero G
* Evaluation of an Analogue of the Marine ε-PLL Peptide as a Ligand of G-quadruplex DNA Structures (247 views) (PDF 86 views)
Mar Drugs (ISSN: 1660-3397linking), 2020 Jan 11; 18(1): 49-60.
Impact Factor: 4.073
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Roviello GN, Oliviero G, Di Napoli A, Borbone N, Piccialli G
* Synthesis, self-assembly-behavior and biomolecular recognition properties of thyminyl dipeptides (505 views) (PDF 98 views)
Arabian Journal Of Chemistry, 2020; 13: 1966-1974.
Impact Factor: 4.762
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Avitabile C, Diaferia C, Roviello V, Altamura D, Giannini C, Vitagliano L, Accardo A, Romanelli A
* Fluorescence and Morphology of Self-Assembled Nucleobases and Their Diphenylalanine Hybrid Aggregates (277 views)
Chemistry (ISSN: 0947-6539linking, 1521-3765electronic), 2019 Nov 22; 25(65): 14850-14857.
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Martinez-fernandez L, Changenet P, Banyasz A, Gustavsson T, Markovitsi D, Improta R
* Comprehensive Study of Guanine Excited State Relaxation and Photoreactivity in G-quadruplexes (110 views)
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185linking, 1948-7185electronic), 2019 Nov 7; 10(21): 6873-6877.
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Marzano M, Falanga AP, D'Errico S, Pinto B, Roviello GN, Piccialli G, Oliviero G, Borbone N
* New G-quadruplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotides incorporating a bifunctional Double-Ended Linker (DEL): effects of DEL size and ODNs orientation on the topology, stability and molecularity of DEL-G-quadruplexes (384 views)
Molecules (ISSN: 1420-3049linking, 1420-3049electronic), 2019 Feb 12; 24(3): 654-654.
Impact Factor: 3.06
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Martinez-fernandez L, Banyasz A, Markovitsi D, Improta R
* Topology Controls the Electronic Absorption and Delocalization of Electron Holes in Guanine Quadruplexes (528 views)
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765electronic, 0947-6539linking), 2018 Oct 12; 24(57): 15185-15189.
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Musumeci D, Roviello V, Roviello GN
* DNA- and RNA-binding ability of oligoDapT, a nucleobase-decorated peptide, for biomedical applications (2366 views)
Int J Nanomed (ISSN: 1176-9114linking, 1178-2013electronic), 2018 May 1; 2018:13: 2613-2629.
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Avitabile C, Diaferia C, Della Ventura B, Mercurio FA, Leone M, Roviello V, Saviano M, Velotta R, Morelli G, Accardo A, Romanelli A
* Self-Assembling of Fmoc-GC Peptide Nucleic Acid Dimers into Highly Fluorescent Aggregates (1316 views)
Chemistry (ISSN: 1521-3765electronic, 0947-6539linking), 2018 Mar 26; 24(18): 4729-4735.
Impact Factor: 5.476
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Deiana M, Mettra B, Martinez-fernandez L, Mazur LM, Pawlik K, Andraud C, Samoc M, Improta R, Monnereau C, Matczyszyn K
* Specific Recognition of G-Quadruplexes Over Duplex-DNA by a Macromolecular NIR Two-Photon Fluorescent Probe (483 views)
J Phys Chem Lett (ISSN: 1948-7185, 1948-7185electronic, 1948-7185linking), 2017 Dec 7; 8(23): 5915-5920.
Impact Factor: 8.709
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Pirtskhalava M, Egoyan A, Mirtskhulava M, Roviello GN
* A COMPUTER MODELING STUDY OF BINDING PROPERTIES OF CHIRAL NUCLEOPEPTIDE FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS (490 views)
Georgian Med News (ISSN: 1512-0112print, 1512-0112linking), 2017 Dec; (273): 1123-1128.
Impact Factor: 0
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Auriemma F, De Rosa C, Malafronte A, Di Girolamo R, Santillo C, Gerelli Y, Fragneto G, Barker R, Pavone V, Maglio O, Lombardi A
* Nano-in-Nano Approach for Enzyme Immobilization Based on Block Copolymers (425 views) (PDF 170 views)
Acs Appl Mater Inter (ISSN: 1944-8244), 2017 Aug 30; 9(34): 29318-29327.
Impact Factor: 8.097
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Banyasz A, Martinez-fernandez L, Balty C, Perron M, Douki T, Improta R, Markovitsi D
* Absorption of Low-Energy UV Radiation by Human Telomere G-Quadruplexes Generates Long-Lived Guanine Radical Cations (238 views)
J Am Chem Soc (ISSN: 0002-7863, 0002-2786, 0002-7863print), 2017 Aug 2; 139(30): 10561-10568.
Impact Factor: 14.357
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Platella C, Guida S, Bonmassar L, Aquino A, Bonmassar E, Ravagnan G, Montesarchio D, Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Fuggetta MP
* Antitumour activity of resveratrol on human melanoma cells: a possible mechanism related to its interaction with malignant cell telomerase (397 views)
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0005-2728, 0006-3002print, 1570-9639print), 2017 Aug 02; 1861(11PtA): 2843-2851.
Impact Factor: 4.28
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D'Urso A, Randazzo R, Rizzo V, Gangemi CMA, Romanucci V, Zarrelli A, Tomaselli G, Milardi D, Borbone N, Purrello R, Piccialli G, Di Fabio G, Oliviero G
* Stabilization vs. destabilization of G-quadruplex superstructures: the role of the porphyrin derivative having spermine arms (316 views)
Phys Chem Chem Phys (ISSN: 1463-9076, 1463-3907, 1463-9084electronic), 2017 Jul 14; 19(26): 17404-17410.
Impact Factor: 3.906
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Platella C, Riccardi C, Montesarchio D, Roviello GN, Musumeci D
* G-quadruplex-based aptamers against protein targets in therapy and diagnostics (431 views)
Bba-Gen Subjects (ISSN: 0304-4165, 0006-3002, 1872-8006electronic), 2017 May; 1861(5PtB): 1429-1447.
Impact Factor: 3.679
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D
* Synthetic approaches to nucleopeptides containing all the four nucleobases, and nucleic acid-binding studies on a mixed-sequence nucleo-oligolysine (586 views)
Rsc Adv (ISSN: 2046-2069, 2046-2069electronic), 2016 Jun; 6: 63578-63585.
Impact Factor: 3.108
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Diaferia C, Mercurio FA, Giannini C, Sibillano T, Morelli G, Leone M, Accardo A
* Self-assembly of PEGylated tetra-phenylalanine derivatives: structural insights from solution and solid state studies (440 views)
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2016 May 25; 6: 26638-26638.
Impact Factor: 4.259
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Calce E, Mercurio F, Leone M, Saviano M, De Luca S
* Eco-friendly microwave-assisted protocol to prepare hyaluronan-fatty acid conjugates and to induce their self-assembly process (424 views)
Carbohyd Polym (ISSN: 0144-8617), 2016 Feb; 143: 84-89.
Impact Factor: 4.811
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Esposito V, Pirone L, Mayol L, Pedone E, Virgilio A, Galeone A
* Exploring the binding of d(GGGT)4 to the HIV-1 integrase: An approach to investigate G-quadruplex aptamer/target protein interactions (501 views)
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084, 1638-6183, 0300-9084linking), 2016; 127: 19-22.
Impact Factor: 3.112
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Roviello GN, Vicidomini C, Di Gaetano S, Capasso D, Musumeci D, Roviello V
* Solid phase synthesis and RNA-binding activity of an arginine-containing nucleopeptide (595 views)
Rsc Adv (ISSN: 2046-2069, 2046-2069electronic), 2016; 6(17): 14140-14148.
Impact Factor: 3.108
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Roviello V, Pirtskhalava M, Egoyan A, Mirtskhulava M
* Natural and artificial binders of polyriboadenylic acid and their effect on RNA structure (505 views)
Beilstein J Nanotech (ISSN: 2190-4286), 2015; 6(1): 1338-1347.
Impact Factor: 2.778
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Scognamiglio PL, Di Natale C, Leone M, Poletto M, Vitagliano L, Tell G, Marasco D
* G-quadruplex DNA recognition by nucleophosmin: new insights from protein dissection (731 views)
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Impact Factor: 5.353
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, D'Alessandro C, Pedone C
* Binding ability of a thymine-functionalized oligolysine towards nucleic acids (403 views)
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2014 Feb 1; 22(3): 997-1002.
Impact Factor: 2.793
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Romanucci V, Milardi D, Campagna T, Gaglione M, Messere A, D'Urso A, Crisafi E, La Rosa C, Zarrelli A, Balzarini J, Di Fabio G
* Synthesis, biophysical characterization and anti-HIV activity of d(TG(3)AG) Quadruplexes bearing hydrophobic tails at the 5 '-end (422 views)
Bioorg Med Chem (ISSN: 0968-0896, 1464-3391, 0968-0896linking), 2014 Feb 1; 22(3): 960-966.
Impact Factor: 2.793
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Russo Krauss I, Parkinson GN, Merlino A, Mattia CA, Randazzo A, Novellino E, Mazzarella L, Sica F
* A regular thymine tetrad and a peculiar supramolecular assembly in the first crystal structure of an all-LNA G-quadruplex (782 views)
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr (ISSN: 0907-4449, 0907-4449linking), 2014 Feb; 70(2): 362-370.
Impact Factor: 7.232
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Pica A, Russo Krauss I, Merlino A, Nagatoishi S, Sugimoto N, Sica F
* Dissecting the contribution of thrombin exosite I in the recognition of thrombin binding aptamer (612 views)
Febs Journal (ISSN: 1742-464x), 2013 Dec; 280(24): 6581-6588.
Impact Factor: 3.986
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, D'Alessandro C, Pedone C
* Synthesis of a thymine-functionalized nucleoamino acid for the solid phase assembly of cationic nucleopeptides (610 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 1438-2199, 0939-4451, 1438-2199electronic), 2013 Oct; 45(4): 779-784.
Impact Factor: 3.653
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Pannuzzo M, Raudino A, Milardi D, La Rosa C, Karttunen M
* α-Helical structures drive early stages of self-assembly of amyloidogenic amyloid polypeptide aggregate formation in membranes (1154 views)
Sci Rep (ISSN: 2045-2322, 2045-2322electronic, 2045-2322linking), 2013; 3: N/D-N/D.
Impact Factor: 5.078
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis of a diaminopropanoic acid-based nucleoamino acid and assembly of cationic nucleopeptides for biomedical applications (568 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2012 Dec; 43(6): 2537-2543.
Impact Factor: 3.914
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Roviello GN, Roviello G, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Dakin-West reaction on 1-thyminyl acetic acid for the synthesis of 1, 3-bis(1-thyminyl)-2-propanone, a heteroaromatic compound with nucleopeptide-binding properties (632 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 1438-2199, 0939-4451, 1438-2199electronic), 2012 Oct; 43(4): 1615-1623.
Impact Factor: 3.914
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Musumeci D, Oliviero G, Roviello GN, Bucci EM, Piccialli G
* G-quadruplex-forming oligonucleotide conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and enzymatic stability assays (1090 views)
Bioconjug Chem (ISSN: 1043-1802, 1520-4812, 1520-4812electronic), 2012 Mar 21; 23(3): 382-391.
Impact Factor: 4.58
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis and characterization of a novel ester-based nucleoamino acid for the assembly of aromatic nucleopeptides for biomedical applications (626 views)
Int J Pharm (ISSN: 0378-5173, 1873-3476), 2011 Sep 30; 415(1-2): 206-210.
Impact Factor: 3.35
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Haider SM, Autiero I, Neidle S
Surface area accessibility and the preferred topology of telomeric DNA quadruplex-ligand complexes (3 views)
Biochimie (ISSN: 0300-9084linking), 2011 Aug; 93 (8 ): 1275-1279.
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Evidences for supramolecular organization of nucleopeptides: Synthesis, spectroscopic and biological studies of a novel dithymine l-serine tetrapeptide (723 views)
Mol Biosyst (ISSN: 1742-206x, 1742-2051, 1742-2051electronic), 2011 Apr; 7(4): 1073-1080.
Impact Factor: 3.534
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Bonaccorso C, Sgarlata C, Grasso G, Zito V, Sciotto D, Arena G
* A gemini guest triggers the self-assembly of a calixarene capsule in water at neutral pH (436 views)
Chem Commun (ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548x, 1364-548xelectronic), 2011; 47(21): 6117-6119.
Impact Factor: 6.169
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Roviello GN, Crescenzo C, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Franco S, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis of a novel Fmoc-protected nucleoaminoacid for the solid phase assembly of 4-piperidyl glycine/L-arginine-containing nucleopeptides and preliminary RNA interaction studies (517 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Sep; 39(3): 795-800.
Impact Factor: 4.106
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Roviello GN, Benedetti E, Pedone C, Bucci EM
* Nucleobase-containing peptides: An overview of their characteristic features and applications (1001 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Jun; 39(1): 45-57.
Impact Factor: 4.106
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Roviello GN, Di Gaetano S, Capasso D, Cesarani A, Bucci EM, Pedone C
* Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological activity of a novel nucleopeptide with Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity (545 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 May; 38(5): 1489-1496.
Impact Factor: 4.106
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Pedone C, Bucci EM
* Synthesis, Characterization And Hybridization Studies Of An Alternate Nucleo-Epsilon/Gamma-Peptide: Complexes Formation With Natural Nucleic Acids (715 views)
Amino Acids (ISSN: 0939-4451, 1438-2199, 1438-2199electronic), 2010 Jan; 38(1): 103-111.
Impact Factor: 4.106
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Randazzo R, Lauceri R, Mammana A, D'Urso A, Purrello R
* Interactions of Λ and Δ enantiomers of ruthenium(II) cationic complexes with achiral anionic porphyrins (468 views)
Chirality (ISSN: 0899-0042), 2009; 21(1): 92-96.
Impact Factor: 2.677
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Roviello GN, Musumeci D, Moccia M, Castiglione M, Sapio R, Valente M, Bucci EM, Perretta G, Pedone C
* Dabpna: Design, Synthesis And Nucleic Acids Binding Studies (516 views)
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids (ISSN: 1525-7770), 2007; 26(10-12): 1307-1310.
Impact Factor: 0.723
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Roviello GN, Moccia M, Sapio R, Valente M, Bucci EM, Castiglione M, Pedone C, Perretta G, Benedetti E, Musumeci D
* Synthesis, Characterization And Hybridization Studies Of New Nucleo-Gamma-Peptides Based On Diaminobutyric Acid (610 views)
J Pept Sci (ISSN: 1075-2617, 1099-1387, 1075-2617print), 2006 Dec; 12(12): 829-835.
Impact Factor: 1.801
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Lauceria R, Purrellob R
* Transfer, memory and amplification of chirality in porphyrin aggregates (449 views)
Supramol Chem (ISSN: 1061-0278), 2005; 17(1-2): 61-66.
Impact Factor: 1.715
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Purrello R, Bellacchio E, Gurrieri S, Lauceri R, Raudino A, Monsù Scolaro L, Santoro AM
Ph Modulation Of Porphyrins Self-Assembly Onto Polylisine (389 views)
Journal Of Physical Chemistry B, 1998; N/D: 8852-8857.
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Total impact factor: 337.791 (329.034 excluding Abstracts).
Total 5 year impact factor: 290.58 (280.692 excluding Abstracts).
Total impact factor: 337.791 (329.034 excluding Abstracts).
Total 5 year impact factor: 290.58 (280.692 excluding Abstracts).
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