FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as PARP2_HUMAN, PARP2, ADPRT2, ADPRTL2. Poly-ADP-ribosyltransferase that mediates poly-ADP-ribosylation of proteins and plays a key role in DNA repair (PubMed:10364231, PubMed:25043379, PubMed:27471034, PubMed:32028527, PubMed:32939087). Mediates glutamate, aspartate or serine ADP-ribosylation of proteins: the ADP-D-ribosyl group of NAD(+) is transferred to the acceptor carboxyl group of target residues and further ADP-ribosyl groups are transferred to the 2'-position of the terminal adenosine moiety, building up a polymer with an average chain length of 20-30 units (PubMed:25043379, PubMed:30321391). Serine ADP-ribosylation of proteins constitutes the primary form of ADP-ribosylation of proteins in response to DNA damage (PubMed:32939087). Mediates glutamate and aspartate ADP-ribosylation of target proteins in absence of HPF1 (PubMed:25043379). Following interaction with HPF1, catalyzes serine ADP-ribosylation of target proteins; HPF1 conferring serine specificity by completing the PARP2 active site (PubMed:28190768, PubMed:32028527). PARP2 initiates the repair of double-strand DNA breaks: recognizes and binds DNA breaks within chromatin and recruits HPF1, licensing serine ADP-ribosylation of target proteins, such as histones, thereby promoting decompaction of chromatin and the recruitment of repair factors leading to the reparation of DNA strand breaks (PubMed:10364231, PubMed:32939087). In addition to proteins, also able to ADP-ribosylate DNA: preferentially acts on 5'-terminal phosphates at DNA strand breaks termini in nicked duplex (PubMed:27471034). Component of a base excision repair (BER) complex, containing at least XRCC1, PARP1, POLB and LRIG3 (By similarity). Homo- and heterodimer with PARP1 (PubMed:20092359). Interacts (via the PARP catalytic domain) with HPF1 (PubMed:27067600, PubMed:28190768, PubMed:32028527, PubMed:32939087, PubMed:33141820). Interacts with core nucleosomes (PubMed:32939087, PubMed:33141820).

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PARP2

Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 2

PARP2

Molecular Synopsis