An anionic phthalocyanine decreases NRAS expression by breaking down its RNA G-quadruplex

Hyperactivity of the gene NRAS contributes to the proliferation and metastatic nature of many types of cancer cells. Here, the authors show that NRAS can be controlled by an anionic phthalocyanine coordinating Zn2+ in combination with photo-irradiation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keiko Kawauchi, Wataru Sugimoto, Takatoshi Yasui, Kohei Murata, Katsuhiko Itoh, Kazuki Takagi, Takaaki Tsuruoka, Kensuke Akamatsu, Hisae Tateishi-Karimata, Naoki Sugimoto, Daisuke Miyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04771-y