Identification of PARP-7 substrates reveals a role for MARylation in microtubule control in ovarian cancer cells

Abstract

PARP-7 (TiPARP) is a mono(ADP-ribosyl) transferase whose proteins substrates and biological activities are poorly understood. We observed that PARP7 mRNA levels are lower in ovarian cancer patient samples compared to non-cancerous tissue, but PARP-7 protein nonetheless contributes to several cancer-related biological endpoints in ovarian cancer cells (e.g., growth, migration). Global gene expression analyses in ovarian cancer cells subjected to PARP-7 depletion indicate biological roles for PARP-7 in cell-cell adhesion and gene regulation. To identify the MARylated substrates of PARP-7 in ovarian cancer cells, we developed an NAD+ analog-sensitive approach, which we coupled with mass spectrometry to identify the PARP-7 ADP-ribosylated proteome in ovarian cancer cells, including cell-cell adhesion and cytoskeletal proteins. Specifically, we found that PARP-7 MARylates α-tubulin to promote microtubule instability, which may regulate ovarian cancer cell growth and motility. In sum, we identified an extensive PARP-7 ADP-ribosylated proteome with important roles in cancer-related cellular phenotypes.

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The RNA-seq sets generated for this study can be accessed from the NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) repository (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) using the superseries accession number GSE153395. The new mass spec data sets generated for these studies are available as supplemental data provided with this manuscript. They can also be accessed from the Spectrometry Interactive Virtual Environment (MassIVE) repository (https://massive.ucsd.edu/ProteoSAFe/static/massive.jsp) using accession number MSV000086611.

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  1. Lavanya H Palavalli Parsons

    Ob/Gyn, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  2. Sridevi Challa

    Signalling and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  3. Bryan A Gibson

    Signalling and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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    Bryan A Gibson, Holds the patents on the anti-MAR binding reagent (United States Patent No. 9,599,606) and the asPARP technology (United States Patent No. 9,926,340) described herein. UT Southwestern Medical Center has licensed the anti-MAR binding reagent to EMD Millipore, which markets it for research purposes. BIOLOG Life Science Institute, a coholder of United States Patent No. 9,926,340, sells the NAD+ analog 8-Bu(3-yne)T-NAD+..
  4. Tulip Nandu

    Signalling and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  5. MiKayla S Stokes

    Signalling and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  6. Dan Huang

    Signalling and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  7. Jayanthi S Lea

    Ob/Gyn, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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  8. W Lee Kraus

    Signalling and Gene Regulation Laboratory, Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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    LEE.KRAUS@utsouthwestern.edu
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    W Lee Kraus, Is a founder consultant for Ribon Therapeutics, Inc. Holds the patents on the anti-MAR binding reagent (United States Patent No. 9,599,606) and the asPARP technology (United States Patent No. 9,926,340) described herein. UT Southwestern Medical Center has licensed the anti-MAR binding reagent to EMD Millipore, which markets it for research purposes. BIOLOG Life Science Institute, a coholder of United States Patent No. 9,926,340, sells the NAD+ analog 8-Bu(3-yne)T-NAD+..
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK069710)

  • W Lee Kraus

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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© 2021, Palavalli Parsons et al.

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  1. Lavanya H Palavalli Parsons
  2. Sridevi Challa
  3. Bryan A Gibson
  4. Tulip Nandu
  5. MiKayla S Stokes
  6. Dan Huang
  7. Jayanthi S Lea
  8. W Lee Kraus
(2021)
Identification of PARP-7 substrates reveals a role for MARylation in microtubule control in ovarian cancer cells
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