A PARP2-specific active site alpha-helix melts to permit DNA damage-induced enzymatic activation
Smith-Pillet, E. S.; Billur, R.; Langelier, M.-F.; Talele, T. T.; Pascal, J. M.; Black, B. E.
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PARP1 and PARP2 recognize DNA breaks immediately upon their formation, generate a burst of local PARylation to signal their location, and are co-targeted by all current FDA-approved forms of PARP inhibitors (PARPi) used in the cancer clinic. Recent evidence indicates that the same PARPi molecules impact PARP2 differently from PARP1, raising the possibility that allosteric activation may also differ. We find that unlike for PARP1, destabilization of the autoinhibitory domain of PARP2 is insufficient for DNA damage-induced catalytic activation. Rather, PARP2 activation requires further unfolding of an active site -helix absent in PARP1. Only one clinical PARPi, Olaparib, stabilizes the PARP2 active site -helix, representing a structural feature with the potential to discriminate small molecule inhibitors. Collectively, our findings reveal unanticipated differences in local structure and changes in activation-coupled backbone dynamics between PARP1 and PARP2.
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