Serine ADP-ribosylation reversal by the hydrolase ARH3
- University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany
Abstract
ADP-ribosylation (ADPr) is a posttranslational modification (PTM) of proteins that controls many cellular processes, including DNA repair, transcription, chromatin regulation and mitosis. A number of proteins catalyse the transfer and hydrolysis of ADPr, and also specify how and when the modification is conjugated to the targets. We recently discovered a new form of ADPr that is attached to serine residues in target proteins (Ser-ADPr) and showed that this PTM is specifically made by PARP1/HPF1 and PARP2/HPF1 complexes. In this work, we found by quantitative proteomics that histone Ser-ADPr is reversible in cells during response to DNA damage. By screening for the hydrolase that is responsible for the reversal of Ser-ADPr, we identified ARH3/ADPRHL2 as capable of efficiently and specifically removing Ser-ADPr of histones and other proteins. We further showed that Ser-ADPr is a major PTM in cells after DNA damage and that this signalling is dependent on ARH3.
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Juan José Bonfiglio
Funding
Wellcome (101794)
- Ivan Ahel
Cancer Research UK (C35050/A22284)
- Ivan Ahel
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (EXC 229)
- Ivan Matic
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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© 2017, Ahel et al.
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Serine ADP-ribosylation reversal by the hydrolase ARH3
eLife 6:e28533.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.28533
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