The BRCT domain of PARP1 binds intact DNA and mediates intrastrand transfer

J Rudolph, UM Muthurajan, M Palacio, J Mahadevan… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
PARP1 is a key player in the response to DNA damage and is the target of clinical inhibitors
for the treatment of cancers. Binding of PARP1 to damaged DNA leads to activation wherein …

Characterization of proteins by size-exclusion chromatography coupled to multi-angle light scattering (SEC-MALS)

D Some, H Amartely, A Tsadok… - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2019 - jove.com
Analytical size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), commonly used for the determination of
the molecular weight of proteins and protein-protein complexes in solution, is a relative …

Structure of histone-based chromatin in Archaea

F Mattiroli, S Bhattacharyya, PN Dyer, AE White… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Small basic proteins present in most Archaea share a common ancestor with the eukaryotic
core histones. We report the crystal structure of an archaeal histone-DNA complex. DNA …

CAF-1 deposits newly synthesized histones during DNA replication using distinct mechanisms on the leading and lagging strands

C Rouillon, BV Eckhardt, L Kollenstart… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
During every cell cycle, both the genome and the associated chromatin must be accurately
replicated. Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 (CAF-1) is a key regulator of chromatin replication …

CENP-N promotes the compaction of centromeric chromatin

K Zhou, M Gebala, D Woods, K Sundararajan… - Nature structural & …, 2022 - nature.com
The histone variant CENP-A is the epigenetic determinant for the centromere, where it is
interspersed with canonical H3 to form a specialized chromatin structure that nucleates the …

Histone Parylation factor 1 contributes to the inhibition of PARP1 by cancer drugs

J Rudolph, G Roberts, K Luger - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 and 2 (PARP1 and PARP2) are key enzymes in
the DNA damage response. Four different inhibitors (PARPi) are currently in the clinic for …

Characterization of Medusavirus encoded histones reveals nucleosome-like structures and a unique linker histone

CM Toner, NM Hoitsma, S Weerawarana… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The organization of DNA into nucleosomes is a ubiquitous and ancestral feature that was
once thought to be exclusive to the eukaryotic domain of life. Intriguingly, several …

HPF1 and nucleosomes mediate a dramatic switch in activity of PARP1 from polymerase to hydrolase

J Rudolph, G Roberts, UM Muthurajan, K Luger - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is an important player in the response to DNA
damage. Recently, Histone PARylation Factor (HPF1) was shown to be a critical modulator …

DNA-mediated association of two histone-bound complexes of yeast Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 (CAF-1) drives tetrasome assembly in the wake of DNA replication

F Mattiroli, Y Gu, T Yadav, JL Balsbaugh, MR Harris… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Nucleosome assembly in the wake of DNA replication is a key process that regulates cell
identity and survival. Chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF-1) is a H3-H4 histone chaperone …

Structure and dynamics of the chromatin remodeler ALC1 bound to a PARylated nucleosome

L Bacic, G Gaullier, A Sabantsev, LC Lehmann… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The chromatin remodeler ALC1 is recruited to and activated by DNA damage-induced poly
(ADP-ribose)(PAR) chains deposited by PARP1/PARP2/HPF1 upon detection of DNA …