Ageing and PARP.
Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, which is the posttranslational modification of proteins with poly(ADP-ribose), is catalysed by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases. DNA-strand break induced catalytic activation of two PARP isoforms, namely PARP-1 and -2, are in involved in DNA base-excision repair and other repair pathways. A body of correlative data suggests a link between DNA-damage induced poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and mammalian longevity. This notion was reinforced by recently published evidence for interactions between PARP-1 and the Werner syndrome protein, deficiency of which causes premature ageing in humans. Recent research on PARPs and poly(ADP-ribose) provides several candidate mechanisms through which poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation might contribute to keeping the ageing process at slow pace.
Bürkle
Alexander
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Molecular Toxicology Group, Box X911, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany. alexander.buerkle@uni-konstanz.de
Diefenbach
Jörg
J
Brabeck
Christine
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Beneke
Sascha
S
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D004249:DNA Damage; D004260:DNA Repair; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000502:physiology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
D011506:Proteins; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases