Journal
DNA REPAIR
Volume 105, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103144
Keywords
ADP-ribosylation; DNA modification; RNA modification; PARP; DNA damage response
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Funding
- Wellcome Trust [101794, 210634]
- BBSRC [BB/R007195/1]
- Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance [813369]
- Cancer Research UK [C35050/A22284]
- BBSRC [BB/R007195/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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ADP-ribosylation is a reversible chemical modification found in all domains of life, playing important roles in DNA damage response. It can target not only proteins but also nucleic acids such as DNA bases, phosphorylated DNA and RNA ends. These discoveries have led to the emergence of a new research area focusing on DNA and RNA ADP-ribosylation, likely to have significant implications for DNA repair, replication, and epigenetics.
ADP-ribosylation is a chemical modification of macromolecules found across all domains of life and known to regulate a variety of cellular processes. Notably, it has a well-established role in the DNA damage response. While it was historically known as a post-translational modification of proteins, recent studies have shown that nucleic acids can also serve as substrates of reversible ADP-ribosylation. More precisely, ADP-ribosylation of DNA bases, phosphorylated DNA ends and phosphorylated RNA ends have been reported. We will discuss these three types of modification in details. In a variety of bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ADP-ribosylation of thymidine has emerged as the mode of action of a toxin-antitoxin system named DarTG, with the resultant products perceived as DNA damage by the cell. On the other hand, mammalian DNA damage sensors PARP1, PARP2 and PARP3 were shown to ADP-ribosylate phosphorylated ends of double-stranded DNA in vitro. Additionally, TRPT1 and several PARP enzymes, including PARP10, can add ADP-ribose to the 5'-phosphorylated end of single-stranded RNA in vitro, representing a novel RNA capping mechanism. Together, these discoveries have led to the emergence of a new and exciting research area, namely DNA and RNA ADP-ribosylation, that is likely to have far-reaching implications for the fields of DNA repair, replication and epigenetics.
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