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ReviewTrends in cell biology2020

Poly(ADP-ribose): A Dynamic Trigger for Biomolecular Condensate Formation.

Anthony K L Leung

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Review in Trends in cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
96citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 149 citations in OpenAlex.

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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anthony K L LeungDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: anthony.leung@jhu.edu.
Johns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

Role of ADP-Ribosylation in Stress Granules-Equipment SupplementR01GM104135 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Anthony K L Leung · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) is a nucleic acid-like protein modification that can seed the formation of microscopically visible cellular compartments that lack enveloping membranes, recently termed biomolecular condensates. These PAR-mediated condensates are linked to cancer, viral infection, and neurodegeneration. Recent data have shown the therapeutic potential of modulating PAR conjugation (PARylation): PAR polymerase (PARP) inhibitors can modulate the formation and dynamics of these condensates as well as the trafficking of their components - many of which are key disease factors. However, the way in which PARylation facilitates these functions remains unclear, partly because of our lack of understanding of the fundamental parameters of intracellular PARylation, including the sites that are conjugated, PAR chain length and structure, and the physicochemical properties of the conjugates. This review first introduces the role of PARylation in regulating biomolecular condensates, followed by discussion of current knowledge gaps, potential solutions, and therapeutic applications.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesModels, BiologicalPhase TransitionPoly Adenosine Diphosphate RiboseMacromolecular SubstancesPoly Adenosine Diphosphate RiboseADP-ribosylationbiomolecular condensateliquid–liquid phase separationpoly(ADP-ribose)poly(ADP-ribose) polymerasepoly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID32302549
PMCPMC7326565
OpenAlexW3007500676

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