“…Poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) is a reversible post-translational modification involved in multiple essential cellular processes including DNA damage, transcriptional control, and stem cell identity (Beneke, 2012; Chiou et al, 2013; Doege et al, 2012; Hassa and Hottiger, 2008; Ji and Tulin, 2010; Krishnakumar and Kraus, 2010a; Ogino et al, 2007; Tallis et al, 2013). Using NAD + as a substrate, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) polymerize ADP-ribose subunits onto acceptor proteins, forming large, negatively charged polymers of varying length (Schreiber et al, 2006; Tan et al, 2012).…”