title: Formation and stabilization of G-quadruplex in nanosized water pools.
abstract: We demonstrate here that G-quadruplex structure can form and exhibits strong stability in nanosized water pools, providing new insight into investigating G-quadruplexes in the cellular environment.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chunying
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Guoqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xiuli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhaochi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D032701:Biomimetics; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D054856:G-Quadruplexes / Q000187:drug effects*; D020862:GC Rich Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008823:Micelles; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D016615:Telomere / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D044366:Transition Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D008823:Micelles; D014867:Water