title: Isolation of cDNA encoding full-length rat (Rattus norvegicus) poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase.
abstract: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (EC 2.4.2.30) is a nuclear enzyme which binds to DNA breaks and then catalyzes the covalent modification of acceptor proteins with poly(ADP-ribose). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity contributes to the recovery of proliferating cells from DNA damage and to the maintenance of genomic stability, which may be mediated by effects on chromatin structure, DNA base-excision repair and cell cycle regulation. We established the complete cDNA sequence of rat poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase by RT-PCR and direct sequencing of amplification products and compared it with that of other mammalian species. The amino acid sequence homology is strikingly high. The best conserved regions are the known functional modules of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase.
authors.affiliation: Forschungsschwerpunkt Angewandte Tumorvirologie, Abt. Tumorvirologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beneke
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bürkle
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases