Nuclear poly(A)-binding protein and nucleolin utilize their RNA recognition motifs to read PAR chains.

ABSTRACT: Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PARylation) is a post-translational modification mediated by ADP-ribosyltransferases, known as PARPs, which attach ADP-ribose units onto proteins, forming negatively charged multimeric chains. This modification relaxes chromatin at DNA damage sites, facilitating repair machinery access. Additionally, PAR polymers serve as docking platforms for effector proteins, termed PAR "readers", commonly involved in DNA repair. The recruitment of these proteins is mediated through conserved protein domains, including RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). Using an array of hundreds of recombinant RNA-binding domains, we systematically examined RRM interactions with PAR chains of varying lengths. Despite their chemical similarity to RNA, only a small subset of RRMs binds PAR. We identif

SUBMITTER: Shi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12582022 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature