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ReviewTrends in biochemical sciences2025

PARPs and ADP-ribosylation-mediated biomolecular condensates: determinants, dynamics, and disease implications.

Hongrui Liu, Meenakshi Pillai, Anthony K L Leung

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Review in Trends in biochemical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Novel PARP7 Inhibitors for Treating Cancer.ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hongrui LiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Cross-Disciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (XDBio), School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Meenakshi PillaiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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 Genetic Medicine, 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.

Funding

Role of ADP-Ribosylation in Stress Granules-Equipment SupplementR01GM104135 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Anthony K L Leung · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
Defining the Role of Poly ADP-ribose in Biomolecular Condensation in ALS and FTLDRF1AG071326 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LEUNG, ANTHONY K L, MYONG, SUA · 2020 to 2020
$2.6M
Defining the Role of Poly ADP-ribose in Biomolecular Condensation in ALS and FTLDR01AG071326 · NIA · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI LEUNG, ANTHONY K L, MYONG, SUA · 2024 to 2024
$655k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071326NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG071326NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM104135
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomolecular condensates are cellular compartments that selectively enrich proteins and other macromolecules despite lacking enveloping membranes. These compartments often form through phase separation triggered by multivalent nucleic acids. Emerging data have revealed that poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR), a nucleic acid-based protein modification catalyzed by ADP-ribosyltransferases (commonly known as PARPs), plays a crucial role in this process. This review focuses on the role of PARPs and ADP-ribosylation, and explores the principles and mechanisms by which PAR regulates condensate formation, dissolution, and dynamics. Future studies with advanced tools to examine PAR binding sites, substrate interactions, PAR length and structure, and transitions from condensates to aggregates will be key to unraveling the complexity of ADP-ribosylation in health and disease, including cancer, viral infection, and neurodegeneration.

Indexed as

ADP-RibosylationBiomolecular CondensatesPoly Adenosine Diphosphate RibosePoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesAnimalsHumansPoly Adenosine Diphosphate RibosePoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesADP-ribosyltransferasesPARPsphase separationpoly(ADP-ribose)protein aggregationprotein condensation

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PMID39922741
PMCPMC12272829

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