title: Enzymology of ADP-ribose polymer synthesis.
abstract: In this minireview, we summarize recent advances on the enzymology of ADP-ribose polymer synthesis. First, a short discussion of the primary structure and cloning of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) [EC 2.4.2.30], the enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of poly(ADP-ribose), is presented. A catalytic distinction between the multiple enzymatic activities of PARP is established. The direction of ADP-ribose chain growth as well as the molecular mechanism of the automodification reaction catalyzed by PARP are described. Current approaches to dissect ADP-ribose polymer synthesis into individual reactions of initiation, elongation and branching, as well as a partial mechanistic characterization of the ADP-ribose elongation reaction at the chemical level are also presented. Finally, recent developments in the catalytic characterization of PARP by site-directed mutagenesis are also briefly summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 76107-2699.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Gonzalez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pacheco-Rodriguez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mendoza-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002384:Catalysis; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010441:Peptide Chain Elongation, Translational; D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases