Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1, DNA repair and mammalian longevity
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Visualization and Quantitative Analysis of Genotoxin-Induced PARP1/PARP2 Activation in Cells Using a Fluorescent Fusion Protein-Based Reporter
Published on: April 17, 2026
Alexander Bürkle1, Sascha Beneke, Christine Brabeck
1Department of Gerontology, Institute for Ageing and Health, Wolfson Research Centre, University of Newcastle, NGH, Westgate Road, IHE, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE, UK. alexander.buerkle@uni-konstanz.de
Abstract:
Cellular DNA repair activities can be expected to control the rate of the ageing process by keeping the steady-state levels of DNA damage, which is continuously induced by endogenous and exogenous damaging agents, at low levels. Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation is one of the immediate biochemical reactions of eukaryotic cells to DNA damage and is functionally associated with DNA base-excision repair and strand break repair. Here we review the current state of the art concerning the relationship between DNA strand break repair, poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, maintenance of genomic stability and mammalian life span.
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