Structure and Formation of Z-DNA and Z-RNA

Noncanonical DNA structures are drivers of genome evolution

(2023) Kateryna D. Makova et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

ADAR1 masks the cancer immunotherapeutic promise of ZBP1-driven necroptosis

(2022) Ting Zhang et al.   NATURE

An atypical RNA quadruplex marks RNAs as vectors for gene silencing

(2022) Saeed Roschdi et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Recognition of non-CpG repeats in Alu and ribosomal RNAs by the Z-RNA binding domain of ADAR1 induces A-Z junctions

(2021) Parker J. Nichols et al.   Nature Communications

Water structure around a left-handed Z-DNA fragment analyzed by cryo neutron crystallography

(2021) Joel M Harp et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Vaccinia virus E3 prevents sensing of Z-RNA to block ZBP1-dependent necroptosis

(2021) Heather Koehler et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

A thermodynamic understanding of the salt-induced B-to-Z transition of DNA containing BZ junctions

(2021) Heyjin Son et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Short-Range Imbalances in the AMBER Lennard-Jones Potential for (Deoxy)Ribose···Nucleobase Lone-Pair···π Contacts in Nucleic Acids

(2021) Klaudia Mráziková et al.   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Viral Z-RNA triggers ZBP1-dependent cell death

(2021) Siddharth Balachandran et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Short but Weak: The Z‐DNA Lone‐Pair⋅⋅⋅π Conundrum Challenges Standard Carbon Van der Waals Radii

(2020) Holger Kruse et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hofmeister’s curse

(2019) Bruce C. Gibb   Nature Chemistry

OUP accepted manuscript

(2018)   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Chemical-induced formation of BZ-junction with base extrusion

(2018) Vinod Kumar Subramani et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

2′-O-Methyl-8-methylguanosine as a Z-Form RNA Stabilizer for Structural and Functional Study of Z-RNA

(2018) Thananjeyan Balasubramaniyam et al.   MOLECULES

Impact of modified ribose sugars on nucleic acid conformation and function

(2017) Marina Evich et al.   HETEROCYCLIC COMMUNICATIONS

‘Z-DNA like’ fragments in RNA: a recurring structural motif with implications for folding, RNA/protein recognition and immune response

(2016) Luigi D'Ascenzo et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Indolicidin Targets Duplex DNA: Structural and Mechanistic Insight through a Combination of Spectroscopy and Microscopy

(2014) Anirban Ghosh et al.   ChemMedChem

Ion distributions around left- and right-handed DNA and RNA duplexes: a comparative study

(2014) Feng Pan et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Phosphates in the Z-DNA dodecamer are flexible, but their P-SAD signal is sufficient for structure solution

(2014) Zhipu Luo et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Direct interactions between Z-DNA and alkaline earth cations, discovered in the presence of high concentrations of MgCl2 and CaCl2

(2013) Toshiyuki Chatake et al.   JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY

Energetics of Z-DNA Binding Protein-Mediated Helicity Reversals in DNA, RNA, and DNA–RNA Duplexes

(2013) Sangsu Bae et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Z-DNA stabilization is dominated by the Hofmeister effect

(2013) Sangsu Bae et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

NMR Study on the B–Z Junction Formation of DNA Duplexes Induced by Z-DNA Binding Domain of Human ADAR1

(2012) Yeon-Mi Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chemistry of Hofmeister Anions and Osmolytes

(2010) Yanjie Zhang et al.   Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Crystal structure of a junction between two Z-DNA helices

(2010) M. de Rosa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Why Hofmeister effects of many salts favor protein folding but not DNA helix formation

(2010) Laurel M. Pegram et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Specific ion effects in colloidal and biological systems

(2009) Werner Kunz   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Base extrusion is found at helical junctions between right- and left-handed forms of DNA and RNA

(2009) Doyoun Kim et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Thermodynamic Origin of Hofmeister Ion Effects

(2008) Laurel M. Pegram et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B