Tankyrases and Their Binding Proteins: Origins of Their Roles in Diverse Cellular Pathways.

ABSTRACT: Tankyrases (TNKS1 and TNKS2) are multifunctional enzymes of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) family that regulate cellular homeostasis by catalyzing poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and stabilizing protein-protein interactions through their ankyrin repeat clusters. By engaging with diverse sets of proteins, TNKSs act as central hubs that coordinate signaling and metabolic pathways. In this review, we discuss how TNKS -protein interactions underpin their roles across multiple biological pathways, including Wnt/β-catenin, YAP and SRC signaling, mTORC1 signaling, DNA damage repair (via PARP crosstalk and recruitment of repair factors), telomere maintenance, cell-cycle regulation, glucose metabolism, cytoskeleton rearrangement, autophagy, proteasomal degradation, and apoptosis. We highlight the st

SUBMITTER: Chalabi Hagkarim N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12940019 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature