Manlio Palumbo

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1 Effects of magnesium and related divalent metal ions in topoisomerase structure and function. Nucleic Acids Res 2009 1.32
2 Novel symmetric and asymmetric DNA scission determinants for Streptococcus pneumoniae topoisomerase IV and gyrase are clustered at the DNA breakage site. J Biol Chem 2005 1.19
3 Aminoacyl-anthraquinone conjugates as telomerase inhibitors: synthesis, biophysical and biological evaluation. J Med Chem 2008 1.10
4 Quinone methides tethered to naphthalene diimides as selective G-quadruplex alkylating agents. J Am Chem Soc 2009 1.04
5 Hot-spot consensus of fluoroquinolone-mediated DNA cleavage by Gram-negative and Gram-positive type II DNA topoisomerases. Nucleic Acids Res 2007 1.02
6 The evolving world of protein-G-quadruplex recognition: a medicinal chemist's perspective. Biochimie 2011 0.99
7 The quinolone family: from antibacterial to anticancer agents. Curr Med Chem Anticancer Agents 2003 0.97
8 A dynamic G-quadruplex region regulates the HIV-1 long terminal repeat promoter. J Med Chem 2013 0.96
9 Photogeneration and reactivity of naphthoquinone methides as purine selective DNA alkylating agents. J Am Chem Soc 2010 0.96
10 New anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 6-aminoquinolones: mechanism of action. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 0.94
11 Binol quinone methides as bisalkylating and DNA cross-linking agents. J Am Chem Soc 2004 0.92
12 In front of and behind the replication fork: bacterial type IIA topoisomerases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010 0.92
13 Toward efficient Zn(II)-based artificial nucleases. J Am Chem Soc 2004 0.91
14 Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 tat-trans-activation-responsive region interaction by an antiviral quinolone derivative. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 0.89
15 Structure modifications of 6-aminoquinolones with potent anti-HIV activity. J Med Chem 2004 0.88
16 Formation of a unique cluster of G-quadruplex structures in the HIV-1 Nef coding region: implications for antiviral activity. PLoS One 2013 0.87
17 Amide bond direction modulates G-quadruplex recognition and telomerase inhibition by 2,6 and 2,7 bis-substituted anthracenedione derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2007 0.86
18 Clerocidin alkylates DNA through its epoxide function: evidence for a fine tuned mechanism of action. Nucleic Acids Res 2003 0.86
19 Autophagy acts as a safeguard mechanism against G-quadruplex ligand-mediated DNA damage. Autophagy 2012 0.86
20 Involvement of p53 in specific anti-neuroectodermal tumor activity of aloe-emodin. Int J Cancer 2003 0.86
21 DNA gyrase requires DNA for effective two-site coordination of divalent metal ions: further insight into the mechanism of enzyme action. Biochemistry 2008 0.85
22 The 6-aminoquinolone WC5 inhibits human cytomegalovirus replication at an early stage by interfering with the transactivating activity of viral immediate-early 2 protein. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 0.85
23 Heterocyclic dications as a new class of telomeric G-quadruplex targeting agents. Curr Pharm Des 2012 0.85
24 Design, synthesis, and biological properties of new bis(acridine-4-carboxamides) as anticancer agents. J Med Chem 2003 0.85
25 Antiviral properties of quinolone-based drugs. Curr Drug Targets Infect Disord 2004 0.84
26 BINOL-amino acid conjugates as triggerable carriers of DNA-targeted potent photocytotoxic agents. J Med Chem 2007 0.84
27 Synthesis and biological evaluation of 2-phenylquinolones targeted at Tat/TAR recognition. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008 0.84
28 Clerocidin selectively modifies the gyrase-DNA gate to induce irreversible and reversible DNA damage. Nucleic Acids Res 2008 0.84
29 Naphthalene diimide scaffolds with dual reversible and covalent interaction properties towards G-quadruplex. Biochimie 2011 0.83
30 Quinone methide generation via photoinduced electron transfer. J Org Chem 2011 0.83
31 Differential targeting of unpaired bases within duplex DNA by the natural compound clerocidin: a valuable tool to dissect DNA secondary structure. PLoS One 2012 0.82
32 Clerocidin interacts with the cleavage complex of Streptococcus pneumoniae topoisomerase IV to induce selective irreversible DNA damage. Nucleic Acids Res 2006 0.82
33 Concerted bis-alkylating reactivity of clerocidin towards unpaired cytosine residues in DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2004 0.82
34 Antiviral 6-amino-quinolones: molecular basis for potency and selectivity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005 0.81
35 Clerocidin-mediated DNA footprinting discriminates among different G-quadruplex conformations and detects tetraplex folding in a duplex environment. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013 0.81
36 Antitumor AZA-anthrapyrazoles: biophysical and biochemical studies on 8- and 9-aza regioisomers. Biochem Pharmacol 2004 0.81
37 Folding versus charge: understanding selective target recognition by the thrombin aptamers. Curr Pharm Des 2012 0.80
38 Effects of common buffer systems on drug activity: the case of clerocidin. Chem Res Toxicol 2004 0.80
39 Reactivity of clerocidin towards adenine: implications for base-modulated DNA damage. Org Biomol Chem 2009 0.80
40 Development of DNA topoisomerase-related therapeutics: a short perspective of new challenges. Curr Med Chem Anticancer Agents 2004 0.79
41 Efficient plasmid DNA cleavage by a mononuclear copper(II) complex. Inorg Chem 2005 0.79
42 Perylene side chains modulate G-quadruplex conformation in biologically relevant DNA sequences. Bioorg Med Chem 2008 0.79
43 Tuning G-quadruplex vs double-stranded DNA recognition in regioisomeric lysyl-peptidyl-anthraquinone conjugates. Bioconjug Chem 2011 0.79
44 Interactions of low-molecular-weight semi-synthetic sulfated heparins with human leukocyte elastase and human Cathepsin G. Biochem Pharmacol 2005 0.79
45 Studies of anti-HIV transcription inhibitor quinolones: identification of potent N1-vinyl derivatives. ChemMedChem 2010 0.78
46 Metal ion and inter-domain interactions as functional networks in E. coli topoisomerase I. Gene 2013 0.78
47 Tuning the activity of Zn(II) complexes in DNA cleavage: clues for design of new efficient metallo-hydrolases. Inorg Chem 2008 0.77
48 Effect of G-quadruplex polymorphism on the recognition of telomeric DNA by a metal complex. PLoS One 2013 0.77
49 Metal ion-mediated assembly of effective phenanthroline-based G-quadruplex ligands. Dalton Trans 2009 0.77
50 Tri-, tetra- and heptacyclic perylene analogues as new potential antineoplastic agents based on DNA telomerase inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem 2006 0.77
51 Ni2+ and Cu2+ complexes of a phenanthroline-based ligand bind to G-quadruplexes at non-overlapping sites. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013 0.77
52 Simocyclinone D8 turns on against Gram-negative bacteria in a clinical setting. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009 0.77
53 Interaction model for anthracycline activity against DNA topoisomerase II. Biochemistry 2004 0.77
54 Effective DNA inhibitors of cathepsin g by in vitro selection. Int J Mol Sci 2008 0.76
55 Modulation of antithrombin-protease interactions by semisynthetic low-molecular-weight heparins with different sulfation patterns. Semin Thromb Hemost 2003 0.76
56 Remarkable interference with telomeric function by a G-quadruplex selective bisantrene regioisomer. Biochem Pharmacol 2010 0.76
57 Topoisomerase I involvement in schedule-dependent interaction between 5-fluoro-uracil and irinotecan in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009 0.76
58 2-Phenylquinolones as inhibitors of the HIV-1 Tat-TAR interaction. ChemMedChem 2009 0.76
59 Inhibitory effects of glycosaminoglycans on basal and stimulated transforming growth factor-β1 expression in mesangial cells: biochemical and structural considerations. Glycobiology 2011 0.75
60 Antitumor potential of aza-bioisosterism in anthracenedione-based drugs. Curr Top Med Chem 2004 0.75
61 Effects of calcium ions on the interactions between antithrombin and factor Xa mediated by variously sulfated, semisynthetic low-molecular-weight heparins. Semin Thromb Hemost 2002 0.75
62 Alternative approaches to the discovery and development of telomerase-targeted anticancer drugs. Mini Rev Med Chem 2003 0.75
63 Bipyridyl ligands as photoactivatable mono- and bis-alkylating agents capable of DNA cross-linking. Org Biomol Chem 2006 0.75
64 2,6-Di(omega-aminoalkyl)-2,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4,5-mn]pyrimido[5,6,1-de]acridine-5,7-diones: novel, potent, cytotoxic, and DNA-binding agents. J Med Chem 2002 0.75
65 Rational design, synthesis, and DNA binding properties of novel sequence-selective peptidyl congeners of ametantrone. ChemMedChem 2010 0.75
66 Novel ametantrone-amsacrine related hybrids as topoisomerase IIβ poisons and cytotoxic agents. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2014 0.75
67 Intralesional topotecan in advanced ovarian cancer: a clinical report, based on a preclinical study. Oncol Rep 2002 0.75
68 Dissecting reactivity of clerocidin toward common buffer systems by means of selected drug analogues. Chem Res Toxicol 2005 0.75