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1: EMBO J. 2003 May 1;22(9):1953-8.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Functional aspects of protein mono-ADP-ribosylation.

Corda D, Di Girolamo M.

Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri', Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Via Nazionale, 66030 Santa Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy. corda@negrisud.it

Mono-ADP-ribosylation is the enzymatic transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD(+) to acceptor proteins. It is catalysed by cellular ADP-ribosyltransferases and certain bacterial toxins. There are two subclasses of cellular enzymes: the ectoenzymes that modify targets such as integrins, defensin and other cell surface molecules; and the intracellular enzymes that act on proteins involved in cell signalling and metabolism, such as the beta-subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins, GRP78/BiP and elongation factor 2. The genes that encode the ectoenzymes have been cloned and their protein products are well characterized, yet little is known about the intracellular ADP-ribosyltransferases, which may be part of a novel protein family with an important role in regulating cell function. ADP-ribosylation usually leads to protein inactivation, providing a mechanism to inhibit protein functions in both physiological and pathological conditions.

PMID: 12727863 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC156081