Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2023; 15(7): 1149-1173
Published online Jul 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i7.1149
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Figure 1 Application basis of G-quadruplex targets in gastrointestinal cancers: G-quadruplex characteristics. From the inner ring to the outer ring, there are basic structure types, distribution sites and physiological functions of G-quadruplexes.
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Figure 2 G-quadruplex targets and the targeting small molecule ligands and biomolecules in six gastrointestinal cancer types. EC: Esophageal cancer; PC: Pancreatic cancer; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; GC: Gastric cancer; CRC: Colorectal cancer, GIST: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; PPA: 2,6-bis[3-(N-Piperidino) propionamido] anthrace-ne-9,10-dione; PP: Antihelminthic pyrvinium pamoate; ILK: Integrinlinked kinase; PARP1: Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1; APE1: Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1; PPRHs: Polypurine reverse Hoogsteen hairpins; DDX5: Dead box polypeptide 5; RHPS4: (3,11-difluoro-6,8,13-trimethyl-8H-quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium methosulfate) and RHPS4-derivatives; SNRPA: Nuclear ribonucleoprotein polypeptide A; BCL-2: B-cell lymphoma 2; TRA2B: Transformer-2 protein homolog beta; KRAS: Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue; HSP90: Heat shock protein 90; hTERT: Human telomerase reverse transcriptase.