Meeting report: second international meeting on quadruplex DNA.
A two and a half day meeting on G-quadruplexes was held in Louisville, KY, USA (April 18-21, 2009). A specific goal of this conference was to promote discussion on the biology of G-quadruplexes. In practice this was represented in four main ways, namely in biophysics, bio/nanotechnology, therapeutics, and what might be termed "intrinsic biology". Research into the basic biophysical and structural properties of G-quadruplexes continues to be important for understanding biology, and for optimizing aptamers for therapeutic and bio/technological purposes. The meeting comprised two Keynote lectures, twenty-three invited talks, and forty-two posters covering various aspects of these topics using a wide variety of technologies.
Herbert
Brittney-Shea
BS
Dept of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, IB 242 Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. brherber@iupui.edu
Huppert
Julian Leon
JL
Johnson
F Brad
FB
Lane
Andrew N
AN
Phan
Anh Tuân
AT
D000818:Animals; D001703:Biophysics; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology