J. Plavec and P. Sket, Diversity of DNA and RNA G-quadruplex structures, Biological Relevance & Therapeutic Applications of DNA-& RNA-Quadruplexes, pp.22-36, 2015.

H. J. Lipps and D. Rhodes, G-quadruplex structures: in vivo evidence and function, Trends Cell Biol, vol.19, issue.8, pp.414-422, 2009.

G. Biffi, D. Tannahill, J. Mccafferty, and S. Balasubramanian, Quantitative visualization of DNA Gquadruplex structures in human cells, Nature Chem, vol.2013, issue.3, pp.182-186

D. Rhodes and H. J. Lipps, G-quadruplexes and their regulatory roles in biology, Nucleic Acids Res, vol.43, issue.18, pp.8627-8637, 2015.

G. I. Livshits, A. Stern, D. Rotem, N. Borovok, G. Eidelshtein et al., Long-range charge transport in single G-quadruplex DNA molecules, Nature Nanotech, vol.2014, issue.12, pp.1040-1046

R. J. Sha, L. M. Xiang, C. R. Liu, A. Balaeff, Y. Q. Zhang et al., Charge splitters and charge transport junctions based on guanine quadruplexes, Nature Nanotech, vol.13, issue.4, p.316, 2018.

A. M. Fleming, Y. Ding, and C. J. Burrows, Oxidative DNA damage is epigenetic by regulating gene transcription via base excision repair, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, vol.114, pp.2604-2609, 2017.

E. Fouquerel, J. Lormand, A. Bose, H. T. Lee, G. S. Kim et al., Oxidative guanine base damage regulates human telomerase activity, Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol, vol.23, issue.12, pp.1092-1100, 2016.

A. K. Thazhathveetil, M. A. Harris, R. M. Young, M. R. Wasielewski, and F. D. Lewis, Efficient Charge Transport via DNA G-Quadruplexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.2017, issue.5, pp.1730-1733

J. Choi, J. Park, A. Tanaka, M. J. Park, Y. J. Jang et al., Hole Trapping of G-Quartets in a G-Quadruplex, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, vol.52, issue.4, pp.1134-1138, 2013.

L. P. Candeias and S. Steenken, Ionization of purine nucleosides and nucleotides and their components by 193-nm laser photolysis in aqueous solution: model studies for oxidative damage of DNA, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.114, pp.699-704, 1992.

K. Kobayashi and S. Tagawa, Direct observation of guanine radical cation deprotonation in duplex DNA using pulse radiolysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.125, issue.34, pp.10213-10218, 2003.

A. Adhikary, A. Kumar, D. Becker, and M. D. Sevilla, The guanine cation radical: investigation of deprotonation states by ESR and DFT, J. Phys. Chem. B, issue.47, pp.24171-24180, 2006.

J. Cadet, T. Douki, and J. L. Ravanat, Oxidatively generated damage to the guanine moiety of DNA: Mechanistic aspects and formation in cells, Acc. Chem. Res, issue.8, pp.1075-1083, 2008.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02054534

J. Cadet, T. Douki, and J. Ravanat, Oxidatively Generated Damage to Cellular DNA by UVB and UVA Radiation, Photochem. Photobiol, vol.91, issue.1, pp.140-155, 2015.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01587600

L. D. Wu, K. H. Liu, J. L. Jie, D. Song, and H. M. Su, Direct Observation of Guanine Radical Cation Deprotonation in G-Quadruplex DNA, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.137, issue.1, pp.259-266, 2015.

A. Banyasz, L. Martinez-fernandez, C. Balty, M. Perron, T. Douki et al., Absorption of Low-Energy UV Radiation by Human Telomere G-Quadruplexes Generates Long-Lived Guanine Radical Cations, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.2017, issue.30, pp.10561-10568
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/cea-01668999

C. A. Schroeder, E. Pluharova, R. Seidel, W. P. Schroeder, M. Faubel et al., Oxidation Half-Reaction of Aqueous Nucleosides and Nucleotides via Photoelectron Spectroscopy Augmented by ab Initio Calculations, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.137, issue.1, pp.201-209, 2015.

A. Banyasz, L. Martinez-fernandez, R. Improta, T. M. Ketola, C. Balty et al., Radicals generated in alternating guanine-cytosine duplexes by direct absorption of low-energy UV radiation, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys, vol.20, issue.33, pp.21381-21389, 2018.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/cea-02328415

A. Banyasz, T. Ketola, L. Martinez-fernandez, R. Improta, and D. Markovitsi, Adenine radicals generated in alternating AT duplexes by direct absorption of low-energy UV radiation, Faraday Disc, vol.207, pp.181-197, 2018.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/cea-01894473

A. Banyasz, T. Ketola, A. Muñoz-losa, S. Rishi, A. Adhikary et al., UV-induced Adenine Radicals Induced in DNA A-tracts: Spectral and Dynamical Characterization, J. Phys. Chem. Lett, vol.7, pp.3949-3953, 2016.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/cea-01426170

S. Burge, G. N. Parkinson, P. Hazel, A. K. Todd, and S. Neidle, Quadruplex DNA: sequence, topology and structure, Nucleic Acids Res, vol.34, issue.19, pp.5402-5415, 2006.

S. Burge, G. N. Parkinson, P. Hazel, A. K. Todd, and S. Neidle, Quadruplex DNA: sequence, topology and structure, Nucl. Ac. Res, vol.34, issue.19, pp.5402-5415, 2006.

K. J. Visscher, M. P. Dehaas, H. Loman, B. Vojnovic, and J. M. Warman, Fast protonation of adenosine and of its radical anion formed by hydrated electon attack -a nanosecond optical and DCconductivity pulse-radiolysis study, Int. J. Rad. Biol, vol.52, issue.5, pp.745-753, 1987.

J. Ma, F. Wang, S. A. Denisov, A. Adhikary, and M. Mostafavi, Reactivity of prehydrated electrons toward nucleobases and nucleotides in aqueous solution, Sci. Adv, vol.2017, issue.12, p.1701669

L. Martinez-fernandez, A. Banyasz, D. Markovitsi, and I. Improta, Topology controls the electronic absorption delocalization of electron hole in guanine quadruplexes, Chem. Europ. J, vol.24, pp.15185-15189, 2018.

J. L. Mergny, A. T. Phan, and L. Lacroix, Following G-quartet formation by UV-spectroscopy, Febs Letters, vol.435, issue.1, pp.74-78, 1998.

B. Amand and R. Bensasson, Determination of triplet quantum yields by laser flash absorption spectroscopy, Chem. Phys. Lett, vol.34, issue.1, pp.44-48, 1975.

Y. Zhao, N. E. Schultz, and D. G. Truhlar, Design of density functionals by combining the method of constraint satisfaction with parametrization for thermochemistry, thermochemical kinetics, and noncovalent interactions, J. Chem. Theory Comput, vol.2, issue.2, pp.364-382, 2006.

Y. Zhao and D. G. Truhlar, Density functionals with broad applicability in chemistry, Acc. Chem. Res, vol.41, issue.2, pp.157-167, 2008.

R. Improta and V. Barone, Excited states behavior of nucleobases in solution: insights from computational studies, Top. Curr. Chem, vol.355, pp.329-57, 2015.

R. Improta, F. Santoro, and L. Blancafort, Quantum Mechanical Studies on the Photophysics and the Photochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Nucleobases, Chem. Rev, vol.116, issue.6, pp.3540-3593, 2016.

W. D. Cornell, P. Cieplak, C. I. Bayly, I. R. Gould, K. M. Merz et al., A new ONIOM implementation in Gaussian98. Part I. The calculation of energies, gradients, vibrational frequencies and electric field derivatives, J. Mol. Struct.-Theochem, vol.117, issue.19, pp.1-21, 1995.

S. Miertus, E. Scrocco, and J. Tomasi, Electrostatic interaction of a solute with a continuum -A direct utilization of abinitio molecular potentials for the prevision of solvent effects, Chem. Phys, vol.55, issue.1, pp.117-129, 1981.

J. Tomasi, B. Mennucci, and R. Cammi, Quantum mechanical continuum solvation models, Chem. Rev, vol.105, issue.8, pp.2999-3093, 2005.

G. Laughlan, A. I. Murchie, D. G. Norman, M. H. Moore, P. C. Moody et al., The high-resolution crystal-structure of parallel-stranded guanine tetraplex, Science, vol.265, issue.5171, pp.520-524, 1994.

A. Kumar and M. D. Sevilla, Excited States of One-Electron Oxidized Guanine-Cytosine Base Pair Radicals: A Time Dependent Density Functional Theory Study, J. Phys. Chem. A, vol.2019, issue.14, pp.3098-3108

F. Torche and J. L. Marignier, Direct Evaluation of the Molar Absorption Coefficient of Hydrated Electron by the Isosbestic Point Method, J. Phys. Chem. B, issue.29, pp.7201-7206, 2016.

Y. Gauduel, A. Migus, J. P. Chambaret, and A. Antonetti, Femtosecond Reactivity of Electron in Aqueous Solutions, Rev. Phys. Appl, vol.22, issue.12, pp.1755-1759, 1987.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/jpa-00245736

G. V. Buxton, C. L. Greenstock, W. P. Helman, and A. B. Ross, Critical review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals (.OH/O.-) in aqueous solution, J. Phys.Chem. Ref. Data, vol.17, pp.513-886, 1988.

D. N. Nikogosyan, A. A. Oraevsky, V. S. Letokhov, Z. K. Arbieva, and E. N. Dobrov, Two-step picosecond UV excitation of polynucleotides and energy transfer, Chem. Phys, vol.97, pp.31-41, 1985.

H. Görner, Photochemistry of DNA and related biomolecules: quantum yields and consequences of photoionization, J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol, vol.26, pp.117-139, 1994.

C. E. Crespo-hernandez and R. Arce, Near threshhold photo-oxidation of dinucleotides containing purines upon 266 nm nanosecond laser excitation. The role of base stacking, conformation and sequence, J. Phys. Chem. B, vol.107, pp.1062-1070, 2003.

S. Marguet, D. Markovitsi, F. Talbot, L. P. Candeias, and S. Steenken, Stucture and acid-base properties of one-electron-oxidized deoxyguanosine, guanosine, and 1-methylguanosine, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.110, pp.1094-1099, 1989.

W. M. Sun, D. Varsano, and R. Di-felice, Effects of G-Quadruplex Topology on Electronic Transfer Integrals, Nanomaterials, vol.2016, issue.10, p.6

C. Chatgilialoglu, C. Caminal, A. Altieri, G. C. Vougioukalakis, Q. G. Mulazzani et al., Tautomerism in the guanyl radical, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.128, issue.42, pp.13796-13805, 2006.

Y. Rokhlenko, J. Cadet, N. E. Geacintov, and V. Shafirovich, Mechanistic Aspects of Hydration of Guanine Radical Cations in DNA, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.136, issue.16, pp.5956-5962, 2014.

A. Blumen, J. Klafter, and G. Zumofen, Models for reaction dynamics in glasses, Optical spectroscopy of glasses, pp.199-265, 1986.

F. Cichos, C. Von-borczyskowski, and M. Orrit, Power-law intermittency of single emitters, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci, vol.12, issue.6, pp.272-284, 2007.

T. Cragnolini, D. Chakraborty, J. Sponer, P. Derreumaux, S. Pasquali et al., Multifunctional energy landscape for a DNA G-quadruplex: An evolved molecular switch, J. Chem. Phys, vol.2017, issue.15, p.147

P. Sket and J. Plavec, Tetramolecular DNA Quadruplexes in Solution: Insights into Structural Diversity and Cation Movement, J. Am. Chem. Soc, issue.36, pp.12724-12732, 2010.

P. Changenet-barret, Y. Hua, T. Gustavsson, and D. Markovitsi, Electronic excitations in Gquadruplexes formed by the human telomeric sequence: a time-resolved fluorescence study, Photochem. Photobiol, vol.91, pp.759-765, 2015.
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01154093

H. Kasai, Z. Yamaizumi, M. Berger, and J. Cadet, Photosynsitized formation of 7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-2'-deoxoguanosine (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxoguanosine) in DNA by riboflavin -a non singlet oxygen mediated reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc, vol.114, issue.24, pp.9692-9694, 1992.

G. J. Tawa, I. A. Topol, S. K. Burt, R. A. Caldwell, and A. A. Rashin, Calculation of the aqueous solvation free energy of the proton, J. Chem. Phys, vol.109, issue.12, pp.4852-4863, 1998.

T. N. Karsili, B. Marchetti, and M. N. Ashfold, The role of (1)pi sigma* states in the formation of adenine radical-cations in DNA duplexes, Chem. Phys, vol.515, pp.464-471, 2018.

D. Laage, T. Elsaesser, and J. T. Hynes, Water Dynamics in the Hydration Shells of Biomolecules, Chem. Rev, vol.2017, issue.16, pp.10694-10725
URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01483928