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Review
. 2007 Nov;28(11):556-60.
doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2007.08.005. Epub 2007 Oct 24.

PARP-1 activation in the ERK signaling pathway

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PARP-1 activation in the ERK signaling pathway

Malka Cohen-Armon. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

PARP-1 is a highly conserved DNA-binding protein, the most abundant member of the polyADP-ribose polymerases (PARP) family, which catalyzes post-translational modification of proteins by polyADP-ribosylation. This modification affects protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions. Binding of PARP-1 to breakages in damaged DNA causes its activation and auto-polyADP-ribosylation in a process that is pivotal for DNA repair. Our recent findings outlined an alternative mechanism of PARP-1 activation via a direct interaction with phosphorylated ERK2 (externally regulated kinase), which is unrelated to DNA damage and does not involve PARP-1 binding to DNA. Furthermore, ERK2-induced PARP-1 activation dramatically amplifies ERK-signals, enhancing ERK-induced phosphorylation of the transcription factor Elk1 and enhancing core histone acetylation and expression of the Elk1 target gene, c-fos. Thus, PARP-1 activation in the ERK signaling pathway mediates epigenetic mechanisms promoting growth, proliferation and differentiation regulated by the Raf-MEK-ERK phosphorylation cascade.

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