title: Differential contribution of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 and -2 (PARP-1 and -2) to the poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation reaction in rat primary spermatocytes.
abstract: Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerases (PARP-1 and -2) are activated by DNA strand breaks to synthesize protein-bound ADP-ribose polymers from NAD+. The two enzymes are overexpressed in rat spermatocytes and are likely to play a role in meiosis. Indeed parp-2-/- mice, but not parp-1 knockouts, show hypofertility. Aside, PARP-1 and PARP-2 are both involved in DNA damage repair and signalling, but their relative contributions to such processes remain as yet unknown, largely because of the lack of PARP isoform-specific inhibitors that has precluded in vivo studies. Here, we used permeabilized rat primary spermatocytes or isolated spermatocyte nuclei and radiolabelled NAD+ to investigate potential isoform-specific effects on basic features of the poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation reaction, including size of ADP-ribose polymers at different NAD+ concentrations, extent of auto- versus etheromodification, and modulation of such reactions by the PARP inhibitor, PJ34. We found that PARP-1 automodification prevailed over PARP-2 modification. In addition, over 50% of cellular poly(ADP-ribose) was covalently bound to histones H1 and H2. The inhibitory effect of PJ34 appeared to be targeted mainly to the elongation step of the reaction. We propose that a different propensity of PARP-1 and PARP-2 to undergo automodification and/or catalyze etheromodification, both in terms of number of enzyme molecules being involved and amount of bound poly(ADP-ribose), may underlie distinct roles in the regulation of spermatocyte functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Structural and Functional Biology, University Federico II, Via Cinthia Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tramontano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malanga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quesada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism*; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013090:Spermatocytes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases