J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 263, Issue 23, 11037-11040, 08, 1988

Poly(ADP-ribose) degradation by glycohydrolase starts with an endonucleolytic incision

M Ikejima and DM Gill
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.

We have recently shown that poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase forms poly(ADP- ribose) by adding ADP-ribose residues to the polymerase-proximal end of an enzyme-bound nascent chain. In this light we have reexamined the mode of hydrolysis of enzyme-bound poly(ADP-ribose) by poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase. When the substrate has been labeled by a pulse-chase protocol, soluble glycohydrolase releases a significant amount of labeled oligomer which can only come from the enzyme-distal (2') end of the polymer. This constitutes additional evidence for the proximal growth of chains. Oligomer is infrequently released from the proximal (1") end of enzyme-bound chains. Rather, the bulk of the poly(ADP- ribose) is digested directly to ADP-ribose monomers. We conclude that poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase starts digestion with an endonucleolytic incision and then removes ADP-ribose residues processively in the 2'----1" direction. Therefore, in contrast to earlier models of polymer growth and hydrolysis, a single poly(ADP- ribose) chain may be extended at one end and simultaneously degraded at the other end. The balance between synthesis and degradation may control the quantity and distribution of polymer around the DNA break which occasions its synthesis.
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