Evidence for G-quadruplex in the promoter of vegfr-2 and its targeting to inhibit tumor angiogenesis.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on December 11, 2013

Authors

Erica Salvati1, Pasquale Zizza, Angela Rizzo, Sara Iachettini, Chiara Cingolani, Carmen D'Angelo, Manuela Porru, Antonio Randazzo, Bruno Pagano, Ettore Novellino, Maria Elena Pisanu, Antonella Stoppacciaro, Francesca Spinella, Anna Bagnato, Eric Gilson, Carlo Leonetti, Annamaria Biroccio

Author Affiliations

1: Experimental Chemotherapy Laboratory, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging, Nice (IRCAN), Nice University, CNRS UMR7284/INSERM U1081, Faculty of Medicine, Nice, France and Department of Medical Genetics, Archet 2 Hospital, CHU of Nice, France.

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