Programma Scientifico
10:30 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:00
SESSIONE I
Chairpersons: Sara Richter, Bruno Pagano
13:00 - 13:15
"Photophysics and photochemistry of quadruple helices and i-motifs: towards a canon for non-canonical DNA structures"
13:15 - 13:30
"Interactions between an antiparallel RNA G-quadruplex and achiral porphyrins"
13:30 - 13:45
"Exploring the conformational diversity of G-quaruplex structures in gene promoters: insights from single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer experiments"
13:45 - 15:00
"NUCLEIC ACID SECONDARY STRUCTURES: G4s AND BEYOND "
15:00 - 15:15
"Structural insights into the interaction of G-quadruplex dna with an anticancer benzimidazole derivative"
15:15 - 15:30
"Design of multi-targeted chemotherapeutics hitting G-quadruplex and cancer-related human carbonic anhydrases"
15:30 - 15:45
"Investigating the role of FANCJ in G-quadruplex DNA metabolism: insights from tumor cell and Caenorhabditis elegans model systems"
15:45 - 16:00
"DNA G-quadruplex structures as key players in chemo-sensitization of melanoma cells to standard chemotherapy"
16:00 - 16:10
"Development of long non-coding RNA-targeting therapeutics for the treatment of melanoma"
16:10 - 16:20
"The landscape of vimentin interactions in the nuclei of human metastatic cancer cells"
16:20 - 16:40
SESSIONE II
Chairpersons: Lucia Comez, Claudia Sissi
16:40 - 17:30
"Quadruplexes are everywhere"
17:30 - 17:45
"Targeting G-quadruplex dna in oncogene promoter regions: drug-repurposing, molecular dynamics and biophysical studies"
17:45 - 18:00
"Computational designing of ssRNA Aptamers against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease: a comprehensive investigation using molecular dynamics simulation and circular dichroism analysis"
18:00 - 18:15
"Optimization of the performance of the G4-forming aptamers selected as inhibitors of the protein HMGB1"
18:15 - 18:30
"From injectable G-hydrogel to the production of nanogels and microgels: characterizing a new drug delivery system"
18:30 - 18:45
"Exploring the interaction of G-quadruplex structures with model membranes: a physicochemical study"
18:45 - 18:55
" Proteomics of micronuclei and transcriptional profiles indicate opposite cellular outcomes induced by different by G4 binders"
18:55 - 19:05
"Cell-cycle phase specific roles of alternative DNA polymerases and r-loops in genome instability by G-quadruplex structures"
19:05 - 19:15
"A new generation of G-quadruplex binding compounds: From their synthesis to the characterization of their anticancer effects"
19:15 - 19:25
"RNA G-quadruplexes in Sars-CoV2 genome: computational and experimental approaches for the evaluation of the interaction with asymmetric salphen metal complexes"
19:25 - 19:30
"Developing guanine quadruplexes sensors"
19:30 - 19:35
"G-quadruplex structures in mitochondrial DNA: investigation of interaction with novel ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes"
20:30
SESSIONE III
Chairpersons: Filippo Doria, Stefano Alcaro
09:00 - 09:15
"Decoding the interplay of RG4s and RNA-binding proteins"
09:15 - 09:30
"Virtual screening of natural compounds for discovering anti-HIV agents targeting LTR-III G-quadruplex"
09:30 - 09:45
"Distinct and overlapping roles of human RecQ helicases in the recognition of different G-quadruplexes"
09:45 - 10:00
"Enhanced G-Quadruplex Ligand Screening exploiting High-Throughput Synchrotron Radiation Circular Dichroism"
10:00 - 10:15
"2-Dimensional UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of G4: a tool to detect sequence of molecular events upon external variable changes"
10:15 - 10:30
"Combining ECG Simulations and SAXS to Investigate G4 Multimerization"
10:30 - 10:45
"G-quadruplex multimers in crowded environments: a multiscale computational approach"
10:45 - 11:00
"Supramolecular ordering and spontaneous polymerization of 2’,3’-cGMP"
11:00 - 11:30
SESSIONE IV
Chairpersons: Jussara Amato, Daniela Montesarchio
11:30 - 11:40
"Genome-wide mapping of G-quadruplexes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome: new avenues for drug discovery"
11:40 - 11:50
"Genome-wide mapping of i-motif reveals their association with transcription regulation in live human cells"
11:50 - 12:00
"A SAR study on substituted, core-extended and dyad naphthalene diimide G-quadruplex ligands leading to potent antitrypanosomal agents"
12:00 - 12:10
"Selective delivery of G4-ligands: new strategies for potential cancer therapy"
12:10 - 12:25
12:25 - 13:00
"Open questions and perspectives in the G4 world", Jean Louis Mergny, Antonio Randazzo, Concetta Giancola, Giovanni Capranico
13:15
photo by Sara Catalini
photo by Sara Catalini
photo by Sara Catalini