Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) impact cell function via numerous mechanisms. In the nucleus, interactions between lncRNAs and DNA and the consequent formation of non-canonical nucleic acid structures seems to be particularly relevant. Along with inte...
The properties of non-canonical DNA structures, like G-quadruplexes and triplexes, change under cell-mimicking molecular crowding conditions relative to dilute aqueous solutions. The analysis of environmental effects on their stability is crucial sin...
Interest in non-canonical DNA structures continues to grow, in part fueled by the recent discovery of a new structure, G-triplex DNA. Originally proposed as folding intermediates for G-quadruplex DNA, G-triplex DNA has more recently been shown to for...
In the field of drug development, the quest for novel compounds that bind to DNA with high affinity and specificity never ends. In the present work, we report the newest development in this field, namely, triplex DNA-specific binding ligands based on...
Herpesviruses are prevalent infectious agents in humans, with complex structures and life cycles. The viability and detail of a model of capsid assembly and maturation can now be examined against the recently available mature herpesvirus capsids stru...
A DNA structure, known as triple-stranded DNA, is made up of three oligonucleotide chains that wind around one another to form a triple helix (TFO). Hoogsteen base pairing describes how triple-stranded DNA may be built at certain conditions by the at...
The dynamic landscape of non-canonical DNA G-quadruplex (G4) folding into G-triplex intermediates has led to the study of G-triplex structures and their ability to serve as peroxidase-mimetic DNAzymes. Here we report the formation, stability, and cat...
This study explored the relationship between 3D genome organization and RNA–DNA triplex-forming sites of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), a group of RNAs that do not code for proteins but are important factors regulating different aspects of geno...
Over the past decade, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been recognized as key players in gene regulation, influencing genome organization and expression. The locus-specific binding of these non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) to DNA involves either a non-cov...
Background/Objectives: Temozolomide is an important drug used for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme. Covalent conjugation of temozolomide to triplex-forming oligonucleotides could facilitate better sequence discrimination when targeted to DNA...
Berberine (BBR), as a natural isoquinoline alkaloid, has demonstrated various pharmacological activities, and is widely applied in the treatment of diseases. The quantitative analysis of BBR is important for pharmacological studies and clinical appli...
Interactions of an array of nucleic acid structures with a small series of benzothiazole ligands (bis-benzothiazolyl-pyridines—group 1, 2-thienyl/2-benzothienyl-substituted 6-(2-imidazolinyl)benzothiazoles—group 2, and three 2-aryl/hetero...
Protein detection plays an important role in biological and biomedical sciences. The immunoassay based on fluorescence labeling has good specificity but a high labeling cost. Herein, on the basis of G-triplex molecular beacon (G3MB) and thioflavin T...
Porcine viral diarrhea is very common in clinical practice and has caused huge losses to the pig industry. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), porcine rotavirus (PoRV), and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) are important pathogens of porcine viral...
Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly recognized as key regulators of gene expression, playing pivotal roles in diverse biological processes, including reproduction. This study identified and characterized lncRNAs located near f...
The pathogens responsible for porcine viral diarrhea are diverse, causing significant economic losses to the pig industry. PEDV and TGEV are well-known pathogens causing diarrheal diseases in pigs, leading to significant economic losses in the breedi...
Swine harbors a genetically diverse population of swine influenza A viruses (IAV-S), with demonstrated potential to transmit to the human population, causing outbreaks and pandemics. Here, we describe the development of a one-step, triplex real-time...
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are one of the most common forms of genetic variation and as such are powerful tools for the identification of bacterial strains, their genetic diversity, phylogenetic analysis, and outbreak surveillance. In thi...
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a highly lethal disease caused by feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV), which poses significant diagnostic challenges in clinical practice. FIPV is divided into two serotypes (serotype I and serotype II) b...
This study offers a comprehensive overview of the scientific landscape surrounding computer-aided drug design (CADD) for triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) within antisense and antigene therapeutic strategies. A dual-method approach was used, co...
Recent developments in artificial nucleic acid and drug delivery systems present possibilities for the symbiotic engineering of therapeutic oligonucleotides, such as antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs)....
Leveraging the fluorescence enhancement effect of the G-triplex (G3)/thioflavin T (ThT) catalyzed by the adjacent double-stranded DNA positioned at the 5′ terminus of the G3, the G3-specific oligonucleotide (G3MB6) was utilized to facilitate th...
Duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV), Duck adenovirus 3 (DAdV-3) and Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus (SGSP) are three distinct pathogens associated with infectious diseases in waterfowl. Clinical differentiation among these agents is often di...
West Nile virus (WNV) remains the most frequently reported locally acquired arboviral infection in the United States, yet many small and mid-sized mosquito abatement districts lack the diagnostic capacity and integrated data systems needed for rapid...
Triplex stability is studied in crowding conditions using small cosolutes (ethanol, acetonitrile and dimethylsulfoxide) by ultraviolet (UV), circular dichroism (CD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies. The results indicate that the tr...
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology is extensively utilized for the detection of infectious diseases owing to its rapid processing and high sensitivity. Nevertheless, conventional LAMP signaling methods frequently suffer from a l...
The significance of latent heat thermal energy storage is more substantial when compared to sensible energy storage due to its higher energy storage capability. In this paper, heat transfer enhancement techniques for melting (charging) and solidifica...
In this article, we present experimental and simulation results of a novel high-performance cascaded directional coupler-based triplexer. The device is designed to combine the wavelengths of 1530 nm, 1653.7 nm, and 2003 nm for use in spectroscopy sys...
Energy storage technology is crucial for promoting the replacement of traditional energy with renewable energy and regulating the energy supply–demand relationship. This paper investigates a triplex-tube thermal energy unit storage to solve the...
Global concerns regarding environmental preservation and energy sustainability have emerged due to the various impacts of constantly increasing energy demands and climate changes. With advancements in smart grid, edge computing, and Metaverse-based t...
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in transcriptional regulation, and their deregulation is associated with the development of various human cancers, including prostate cancer (PCa). However, their underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In thi...
In this article, the consensus-related performances of the triplex multi-agent systems with star-related structures, which can be measured by the algebraic connectivity and network coherence, have been studied by the characterization of Laplacian spe...
Detection of Neisseria meningitidis has become less time- and resource-intensive with a monoplex direct real-time PCR (drt-PCR) to amplify genes from clinical specimens without DNA extraction. To further improve efficiency, we evaluated two triplex d...
Triplexes (TRX) are a class of flipons that can form due to the interaction of RNA with B-DNA. While many proteins have been proposed to bind triplexes, structural models of these interactions do not exist. Here, I present AlphaFold V3 (AF3) models t...
An ultracompact self-triplexing antenna realized on a substrate-integrated rectangular cavity (SIRC) is discussed in this study. The proposed structure employs two L-shaped slots and an inverted U-shaped slot to radiate at three independent operating...
This article mainly studies first-order coherence related to the robustness of the triplex MASs consensus models with partial complete graph structures; the performance index is studied through algebraic graph theory. The topologies of the novel trip...
Phosphorus (P) is a key and a limiting nutrient in ecosystems and plays an important role in many physiological and biochemical processes, affecting both terrestrial ecosystem productivity and soil carbon storage. However, only a few global land surf...
Enteric viral pathogens causing gastroenteritis include adenovirus and rotavirus, among others. Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide. Among the adenoviruses known to cause gastroenteritis are those...
Relay synchronization in multi-layer networks implies inter-layer synchronization between two indirectly connected layers through a relay layer. In this work, we study the relay synchronization in a three-layer multiplex network by introducing degree...
Genomic sequences that form three-stranded triplexes (TPXs) under physiological conditions (called T-flipons) play an important role in defining DNA nucleosome-free regions (NFRs). Within these NFRs, other flipon types can cycle conformations to actu...
The objective of this study was to assess the ability of producing laminated edible films manufactured using the following proteins; gelatin (G), whey protein isolate (WPI) and polysaccharide sodium alginate (SA), and to evaluate their physical prope...
The spruce budworm (SBW) defoliates and kills conifer trees, consequently affecting carbon (C) exchanges between the land and atmosphere. Here, we developed a new TRIPLEX-Insect sub-model to quantify the impacts of insect outbreaks on forest C fluxes...
In the modern aviation field, flight control systems’ reliability and safety are paramount. This paper presents a triplex redundant flight control system based on the M1394B bus and designs several key algorithms to enhance system performance....
Background: Porcine circovirus disease (PCVD), caused by porcine circovirus (PCV), is a significant swine disease characterized by porcine dermatitis, nephrotic syndrome, and reproductive disorders in sows. Given the overlapping clinical presentation...
African swine fever (ASF) is a severe and highly contagious viral disease that affects domestic pigs and wild boars, characterized by a high fever and internal bleeding. The disease is caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV), which is prevalent wo...
RNA molecules can adopt specific RNA triplex structures to execute critical biological functions. Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are abundant pathogens encoding the essential, noncoding virus-associated RNA I (VA RNAI). Here, we employ a triplex-specific...
A triplex DNA electrochemical sensor based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and electrodeposited gold nanoparticles (EAu) was simply fabricated for Pb2+ detection. The glass carbon electrode (GCE) sequentially electrodeposited with rGO and EAu was fur...
SARS-CoV-2, a positive-strand RNA virus has caused devastating effects. The standard method for COVID diagnosis is based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The method needs expensive reagents and equipment and well-trained personnel and takes a few...
Porcine respiratory disease is a significant economic problem for the global swine industry. Haemophilus parasuis (H. parasuis), Streptococcus suis (S. suis), and Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) are three important pathogenic bacteria of the swi...
Polynucleotide chains obeying Watson-Crick pairing are apt to form non-canonical complexes such as triple-helical nucleic acids. From early characterization in vitro, their occurrence in vivo has been strengthened by increasing evidence, although mos...
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