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  3. Mechanistic insights into the three steps of poly(ADP-ribosylation) reversal

Mechanistic insights into the three steps of poly(ADP-ribosylation) reversal

  • Nat Commun. 2021 Jul 28;12(1):4581. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24723-3.
Johannes Gregor Matthias Rack # 1,  Qiang Liu # 2,  Valentina Zorzini 1,  Jim Voorneveld 2,  Antonio Ariza 1,  Kourosh Honarmand Ebrahimi 3,  Julia M Reber 4,  Sarah C Krassnig 4,  Dragana Ahel 1,  Gijsbert A van der Marel 2,  Aswin Mangerich 4,  James S O McCullagh 3,  Dmitri V Filippov 5,  Ivan Ahel 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • 2 Leiden University, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • 3 Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory, Oxford, UK.
  • 4 Molecular Toxicology Group, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
  • 5 Leiden University, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden, The Netherlands. filippov@chem.leidenuniv.nl.
  • 6 Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. ivan.ahel@path.ox.ac.uk.
  • # Contributed equally.
PMID: 34321462 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24723-3
Abstract

Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PAR) is a versatile and complex posttranslational modification composed of repeating units of ADP-ribose arranged into linear or branched Polymers. This scaffold is linked to the regulation of many of cellular processes including the DNA damage response, alteration of chromatin structure and Wnt signalling. Despite decades of research, the principles and mechanisms underlying all steps of PAR removal remain actively studied. In this work, we synthesise well-defined PAR branch point molecules and demonstrate that PARG, but not ARH3, can resolve this distinct PAR architecture. Structural analysis of ARH3 in complex with dimeric ADP-ribose as well as an ADP-ribosylated peptide reveal the molecular basis for the hydrolysis of linear and terminal ADP-ribose linkages. We find that ARH3-dependent hydrolysis requires both rearrangement of a catalytic glutamate and induction of an unusual, square-pyramidal magnesium coordination geometry.

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