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MACRO DOMAINS ARE ADP-RIBOSE BINDING MOLECULESMACRO DOMAINS ARE ADP-RIBOSE BINDING MOLECULES
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Evolutionary ConservationCheck, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedThe ADP-ribosylation of proteins is an important post-translational modification that occurs in a variety of biological processes, including DNA repair, transcription, chromatin biology and long-term memory formation. Yet no protein modules are known that specifically recognize the ADP-ribose nucleotide. We provide biochemical and structural evidence that macro domains are high-affinity ADP-ribose binding modules. Our structural analysis reveals a conserved ligand binding pocket among the macro domain fold. Consistently, distinct human macro domains retain their ability to bind ADP-ribose. In addition, some macro domain proteins also recognize poly-ADP-ribose as a ligand. Our data suggest an important role for proteins containing macro domains in the biology of ADP-ribose. The macro domain is an ADP-ribose binding module.,Karras GI, Kustatscher G, Buhecha HR, Allen MD, Pugieux C, Sait F, Bycroft M, Ladurner AG EMBO J. 2005 Jun 1;24(11):1911-20. Epub 2005 May 19. PMID:15902274[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References |
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