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John O. Trent is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, having contributed to 64 publications in this area. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Periodontics.

The scientist's work focuses on topics such as DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies, and Cancer-related Molecular Pathways.

John O. Trent has authored or co-authored several recent papers, including the following:

  • The hTERT core promoter forms three parallel G-quadruplexes, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • G-quadruplex DNA: A Longer Story, 2022, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • The solution structures of higher-order human telomere G-quadruplex multimers, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Long promoter sequences form higher-order G-quadruplexes: an integrative structural biology study of c-Myc, k-Ras and c-Kit promoter sequences, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Identification of a Heme Activation Site on the MD-2/TLR4 Complex, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Their frequent collaborators include Robert C. Monsen, Jonathan B. Chaires, Lynn DeLeeuw, William L. Dean, and Robert D. Gray.

John O. Trent publishes predominantly in the following venues:

  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Cancer Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Best Publications

  • Discovery and Development of the G-rich Oligonucleotide AS1411 as a Novel Treatment for Cancer

    Paula J. Bates;Damian A. Laber;Donald M. Miller;Shelia D. Thomas

  • Inhibition of human telomerase by a G-quadruplex-interactive compound.

    Daekyu Sun;Brian Thompson;Brian E. Cathers;Miguel Salazar

  • Stability and kinetics of G-quadruplex structures

    Andrew N. Lane;J. Brad Chaires;Robert D. Gray;John O. Trent

  • Antiproliferative Activity of G-rich Oligonucleotides Correlates with Protein Binding *

    Paula J. Bates;Jasbir B. Kahlon;Shelia D. Thomas;John O. Trent

  • G-Quadruplex Secondary Structure Obtained from Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy.

    Rafael del Villar-Guerra;John O. Trent;Jonathan B. Chaires

  • Biophysical and biological properties of quadruplex oligodeoxyribonucleotides.

    Virna Đapić;Vedra Abdomerović;Rachel Marrington;Jemma Peberdy

  • Small-molecule inhibition of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase activity suppresses glycolytic flux and tumor growth

    Brian Clem;Sucheta Telang;Amy Clem;Abdullah Yalcin

  • Not so crystal clear: the structure of the human telomere G-quadruplex in solution differs from that present in a crystal

    Jing-Jing Li;John J. Correia;Lei Wang;John O. Trent

  • G-quadruplex oligonucleotide AS1411 as a cancer-targeting agent: Uses and mechanisms.

    Paula J. Bates;Elsa M. Reyes-Reyes;Mohammad T. Malik;Emily M. Murphy

  • Intercalative G-Tetraplex Stabilization of Telomeric DNA by a Cationic Porphyrin1

    Ihtshamul Haq;John O. Trent;and Babur Z. Chowdhry;Terence C. Jenkins

  • Targeting 6-Phosphofructo-2-Kinase (PFKFB3) as a Therapeutic Strategy against Cancer

    Brian F. Clem;Julie O'Neal;Gilles Tapolsky;Amy L. Clem

  • Molecular‐Size Reduction of a Potent CXCR4‐Chemokine Antagonist Using Orthogonal Combination of Conformation‐ and Sequence‐Based Libraries

    Nobutaka Fujii;Shinya Oishi;Kenichi Hiramatsu;Takanobu Araki

  • Hydration is a major determinant of the G-quadruplex stability and conformation of the human telomere 3' sequence of d(AG3(TTAG3)3).

    M. Clarke Miller;Robert Buscaglia;Jonathan B. Chaires;Andrew N. Lane

  • Molecular docking of intercalators and groove-binders to nucleic acids using Autodock and Surflex.

    Patrick A. Holt;Jonathan B. Chaires;John O. Trent

  • Helix-stabilized cyclic peptides as selective inhibitors of steroid receptor–coactivator interactions

    Anne-Marie Leduc;John O. Trent;James L. Wittliff;Kelli S. Bramlett

  • Both Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and Stromal-Derived Factor-1 Regulate the Metastatic Behavior of Human Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells, But Only HGF Enhances Their Resistance to Radiochemotherapy

    Kacper Jankowski;Magda Kucia;Marcin Wysoczynski;Ryan Reca

  • Folding and unfolding pathways of the human telomeric G-quadruplex.

    Robert D. Gray;John O. Trent;Jonathan B. Chaires

  • Inhibition of DNA replication and induction of S phase cell cycle arrest by G-rich oligonucleotides.

    Xiaohua Xu;Fofi Hamhouyia;Shelia D. Thomas;Tom J. Burke

  • Human Telomerase Inhibition by Regioisomeric Disubstituted Amidoanthracene-9,10-diones

    Philip J. Perry;Anthony P. Reszka;Alexis A. Wood;Martin A. Read

  • Resolution and characterization of the structural polymorphism of a single quadruplex-forming sequence.

    Magdalena M. Dailey;M. Clarke Miller;Paula J. Bates;Andrew N. Lane

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan B. Chaires
Jonathan B. Chaires University of Louisville
Jason Chesney
Jason Chesney University of Louisville
Stephen C. Peiper
Stephen C. Peiper Thomas Jefferson University
Hirokazu Tamamura
Hirokazu Tamamura Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University
Andrew N. Lane
Andrew N. Lane University of Kentucky
Naoki Yamamoto
Naoki Yamamoto Kyoto University
Akira Otaka
Akira Otaka University of Tokushima
Henry J. Kaplan
Henry J. Kaplan University of Louisville
David W. Hein
David W. Hein University of Louisville

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