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Poly-ADP-ribosylation is a post-translational modification that regulates processes involved in genome stability. Breakdown of the poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymer is catalysed by poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG), whose endo-glycohydrolase activity generates PAR fragments. Here we present the crystal structure of PARG incorporating the PAR substrate. The two terminal ADP-ribose units of the polymeric substrate are bound in exo-mode. Biochemical and modelling studies reveal that PARG acts predominantly as an exo-glycohydrolase. This preference is linked to Phe902 (human numbering), which is responsible for low-affinity binding of the substrate in endo-mode. Our data reveal the mechanism of poly-ADP-ribosylation reversal, with ADP-ribose as the dominant product, and suggest that the release of apoptotic PAR fragments occurs at unusual PAR/PARG ratios.
Visualization of poly(ADP-ribose) bound to PARG reveals inherent balance between exo- and endo-glycohydrolase activities.,Barkauskaite E, Brassington A, Tan ES, Warwicker J, Dunstan MS, Banos B, Lafite P, Ahel M, Mitchison TJ, Ahel I, Leys D Nat Commun. 2013 Aug 6;4:2164. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3164. PMID:23917065[1]
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- ↑ Barkauskaite E, Brassington A, Tan ES, Warwicker J, Dunstan MS, Banos B, Lafite P, Ahel M, Mitchison TJ, Ahel I, Leys D. Visualization of poly(ADP-ribose) bound to PARG reveals inherent balance between exo- and endo-glycohydrolase activities. Nat Commun. 2013 Aug 6;4:2164. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3164. PMID:23917065 doi:10.1038/ncomms3164
