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ArticleNature communications2026

PARP1-HPF1 structure and dynamics on nicked DNA suggest a mechanism for acute and localized ADP-ribosylation.

Aleksandr Sverzhinsky, Huijun Xue, Marie-France Langelier, Marcelo V Muniz Corrêa, Joshua Del Mundo, Scott Classen, Michal Hammel, Eli Rothenberg, John M Pascal

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. PARP1 Exhibits an Enzymatically Inactive Chromatin Binding Mode.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Aleksandr SverzhinskyDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1405-925X
Huijun XueDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Marie-France LangelierDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9815-1840
Marcelo V Muniz CorrêaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Joshua Del MundoMolecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Scott ClassenMolecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-9104
Michal HammelMolecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5610-9289
Eli RothenbergDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-1380
John M PascalDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. john.pascal@umontreal.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-4317

Funding

Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) PJT374609U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA92584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PARP1 detection of DNA strand breaks allosterically leads to PARP1 synthesis of poly(ADP-ribose) modifications that signal DNA damage. HPF1 engages activated PARP1 to control modification site selection. Understanding of the mechanism of DNA break detection and catalytic activation is incomplete, due largely to limited structural information for full-length PARP1. Here, single-particle cryo-EM provides views of the full complement of PARP1 domains engaging a DNA single-strand break in the presence of HPF1 and a fragment of binding partner Timeless. Cryo-EM, single-molecule DNA dynamics, and small-angle X-ray scattering analysis indicate that PARP1 remains dynamic even when the multi-domain structure is organized on a DNA break, with the minimal catalytic region displaying high mobility relative to domains engaging damage. We propose that the organization of PARP1 domains on a DNA break releases a tethered, constitutively active catalytic region to modify molecules in a radius surrounding the DNA break site.

Indexed as

ADP-RibosylationDNADNA Breaks, Single-StrandedNuclear ProteinsPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Carrier ProteinsCatalytic DomainCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein DomainsScattering, Small AngleCarrier ProteinsDNAHPF1 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsPARP1 protein, humanPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1

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PMID41698892
PMCPMC13022067

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