title: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase: the nuclear target in signal transduction and its role in brain ischemia-reperfusion injury.
abstract: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-1 is a DNA nick sensor that transforms ADP-ribose from betaNAD+ in the form of polymer to over 40 nuclear proteins, particularly to histones, several transcription factors, and PARP itself, modulating their activities and functions. PARP-1 activated by DNA breaks facilitates transcription, replication, and DNA base excision repair. The last studies indicate that PARP-1 is the new nuclear target for fast signals evoked in cell membranes by depolarization and cholinergic and glutaminergic receptors stimulation. Excessive activation of PARP-1 by peroxynitrate-evoked DNA damage during oxidative stress can cause cell death by NAD+/ATP depletion after ischemia-reperfusion injury, inflammation, and diabetes mellitus. The PARP-1 through interaction with nuclear factor-kappaB, p53, and other transcription factors might significantly modulate cell survival and death and a type of death pathway. The pharmacological modulation of PARP-1 might offer a new effective approach for neuroprotection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. roberts@cmdik.pan.pl
authors.forename: Robert Piotr
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Strosznajder
authors.forename: Henryk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jesko
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zambrzycka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases