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ArticleNature communications2021

PARylation prevents the proteasomal degradation of topoisomerase I DNA-protein crosslinks and induces their deubiquitylation.

Yilun Sun, Jiji Chen, Shar-Yin N Huang, Yijun P Su, Wenjie Wang, Keli Agama, Sourav Saha, Lisa M Jenkins, John M Pascal, Yves Pommier

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Prospects for PARG inhibitors in cancer therapy.Journal of molecular cell biology · 2025
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  18. TOP1 Mutations and Cross-Resistance to Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yilun SunDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. yilun.sun@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0002-6249-2704
Jiji ChenAdvanced Imaging and Microscopy Resource, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4426-3035
Shar-Yin N HuangDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Yijun P SuAdvanced Imaging and Microscopy Resource, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Wenjie WangDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Keli AgamaDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Sourav SahaDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Lisa M JenkinsCollaborative Protein Technology Resource, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
John M PascalDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Yves PommierDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch and Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA. pommier@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0002-3108-0758
National Cancer Institute · USNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering · USUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

PROTEIN-ASSOCIATED DNA BREAKS AS INDICATOR OF TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITIONZ01BC006150 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI POMMIER, YVES · 1996 to 2008
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CIHR BMA342854Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC006150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(ADP)-ribosylation (PARylation) regulates chromatin structure and recruits DNA repair proteins. Using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy to track topoisomerase I (TOP1) in live cells, we found that sustained PARylation blocked the repair of TOP1 DNA-protein crosslinks (TOP1-DPCs) in a similar fashion as inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). PARylation of TOP1-DPC was readily revealed by inhibiting poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG), indicating the otherwise transient and reversible PARylation of the DPCs. As the UPS is a key repair mechanism for TOP1-DPCs, we investigated the impact of TOP1-DPC PARylation on the proteasome and found that the proteasome is unable to associate with and digest PARylated TOP1-DPCs. In addition, PARylation recruits the deubiquitylating enzyme USP7 to reverse the ubiquitylation of PARylated TOP1-DPCs. Our work identifies PARG as repair factor for TOP1-DPCs by enabling the proteasomal digestion of TOP1-DPCs. It also suggests the potential regulatory role of PARylation for the repair of a broad range of DPCs.

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DNADNA DamageDNA RepairDNA Topoisomerases, Type IGlycoside HydrolasesHEK293 CellsHumansPoly ADP RibosylationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisUbiquitinationDNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IGlycoside Hydrolasespoly ADP-ribose glycohydrolaseProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTOP1 protein, human

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PMID34408146
PMCPMC8373905
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