Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 searches DNA via a ‘monkey bar’ mechanism

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is both a first responder to DNA damage and a chromatin architectural protein. How PARP1 rapidly finds DNA damage sites in the context of a nucleus filled with undamaged DNA, to which it also binds, is an unresolved question. Here, we show that PARP1 association...

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Main Authors: Johannes Rudolph, Jyothi Mahadevan, Pamela Dyer, Karolin Luger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/37818