| 2016 |
HPF1 (C4orf27) forms a robust protein complex with PARP-1 in cells, is recruited to DNA lesions in a PARP-1-dependent but catalytic-activity-independent manner, promotes PARP-1-dependent in trans ADP-ribosylation of histones, and limits DNA damage-induced hyper-automodification of PARP-1. Loss of HPF1 sensitizes human cells to DNA damaging agents and PARP inhibition. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, laser micro-irradiation recruitment assays, in vitro ADP-ribosylation assays, HPF1 knockout cell lines with genotoxic sensitivity assays |
Molecular cell |
High |
27067600
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| 2017 |
HPF1 is necessary and sufficient to redirect PARP-1 and PARP-2 ADP-ribosylation from aspartate/glutamate to serine residues. Adding HPF1 to in vitro PARP-1/PARP-2 reactions produces serine-linked ADP-ribosylation on histones and PARP-1 itself. Serine ADPr does not occur in cells lacking HPF1, and three endogenous serine ADPr sites were mapped to the PARP-1 automodification domain. |
Quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics of HPF1 knockout cells, in vitro PARP-1/PARP-2 ADP-ribosylation reconstitution with and without HPF1, site mapping by MS |
Molecular cell |
High |
28190768
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| 2020 |
HPF1 forms a composite (joint) active site with the catalytic domain of PARP1 or PARP2 by contributing a catalytic glutamate residue (Glu284) that is essential for serine-specific ADP-ribosylation after DNA damage. The HPF1–PARP interaction is allosterically enhanced by occupancy of the NAD+-binding site and by DNA damage signals, providing an additional regulatory layer. This composite active site implicates HPF1 as a determinant of response to clinical PARP inhibitors. |
Crystal/co-structure of HPF1 bound to PARP2 catalytic domain, NMR, biochemical mutagenesis assays, cellular ADP-ribosylation assays |
Nature |
High |
32028527
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| 2020 |
Cryo-EM structure of human PARP2–HPF1 bound to a nucleosome shows that PARP2–HPF1 bridges two nucleosomes with broken DNA aligned for ligation. DNA bridging induces structural changes in PARP2 that signal break recognition to the catalytic domain, licensing HPF1 binding and PARP2 activation. Active PARP2 cycles through different conformational states to exchange NAD+ and substrate. |
Cryo-electron microscopy, biochemical ADP-ribosylation activity assays with nucleosome substrates |
Nature |
High |
32939087
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| 2020 |
HPF1 is required for a phospho-guided chemoenzymatic serine ADP-ribosylation reaction; the HPF1/PARP1 writer complex can be used to install authentic serine-linked ADP-ribose at defined positions on peptides in a scalable, precise manner. |
Chemoenzymatic in vitro reconstitution using HPF1/PARP1 complex, phage display antibody selection, mono-ADPr proteomics |
Cell |
Medium |
33186521
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| 2020 |
Cryo-EM structure of two nucleosomes bridged by PARP2 shows that the PARP2 conformation adopted upon damaged-chromatin binding provides a binding platform for HPF1, and the resulting HPF1•PARP2•nucleosome complex is enzymatically active. |
Cryo-electron microscopy, in vitro ADP-ribosylation activity assays |
PloS one |
Medium |
33141820
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| 2021 |
Crystal structures of human HPF1/PARP1-CAT complex and mutagenesis data confirm that HPF1 Arg239 salt-bridges to Glu284/Asp286 to position Glu284 as the catalytic base for serine ADP-ribosylation, maintains the local HPF1 conformation to limit PARP1 automodification, and facilitates HPF1/PARP1 binding by neutralizing negative charge at Glu284. |
X-ray crystallography (1.98 Å HPF1/PARP1-CAT; 1.57–1.71 Å HPF1 alone), site-directed mutagenesis, quantitative binding assays |
Nature communications |
High |
33589610
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| 2021 |
HPF1 efficiently regulates PARP1/2 at sub-stoichiometric ratios matching their relative cellular abundances via a 'hit-and-run' mechanism: HPF1 rapidly associates/dissociates from multiple PARP1 molecules, initiating serine modification before glutamate/aspartate modification initiates, and accelerating initiation to be more comparable to elongation. This ensures HPF1 contributions during initiation do not persist and interfere with PAR chain elongation. |
Biochemical kinetic assays (in vitro ADP-ribosylation with sub-stoichiometric HPF1), cryo-EM structural analysis of HPF1/PARP1 on DNA break, DNA retention assays |
Nature communications |
High |
34795260
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| 2021 |
HPF1 provides Glu284 as a catalytic base that substantially redirects PARylation by PARP1 such that histones in nucleosomes become primary recipients of PAR chains. Surprisingly, HPF1 partitions most reaction product to free ADP-ribose (ADPR), resulting in much shorter PAR chains — a switch from PARP1 polymerase to hydrolase activity. |
In vitro PARP1 reconstitution with nucleosomes as activators and substrates, product analysis by TLC and gel electrophoresis, mutagenesis |
eLife |
High |
33683197
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| 2021 |
HPF1 exhibits dual function: it can stimulate DNA-dependent and DNA-independent autoPARylation of PARP1 and PARP2 as well as heteroPARylation of histones in a defined range of HPF1 and NAD+ concentrations, while at other concentrations it limits PARylation and stimulates NAD+-hydrolase activity. PARP2 is more efficiently stimulated by HPF1 in autoPARylation and is more active in heteroPARylation of histones than in automodification. |
In vitro biochemical PARylation assays with purified components at varying stoichiometries, nucleosome substrates |
Communications biology |
Medium |
34732825
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| 2021 |
PARP1-HPF1-dependent ADP-ribosylation of histone H3 is required for recruitment of LIG3-XRCC1 onto chromatin for backup Okazaki fragment ligation when LIG1 is absent. Depletion of PARP1 or HPF1 in Xenopus egg extracts prevents LIG3 chromatin recruitment and Okazaki fragment joining in LIG1-depleted extracts. |
Cell-free system from Xenopus egg extracts, immunodepletion of PARP1 or HPF1, chromatin fractionation, in vitro ligation assays |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
33872376
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| 2023 |
HPF1 controls prolonged histone ADP-ribosylation at DNA breaks by regulating both the number and length of ADP-ribose chains. HPF1-dependent histone ADP-ribosylation triggers rapid chromatin unfolding (relaxation) near damage sites, facilitating access to DNA and promoting assembly of both homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining repair machineries. |
Live-cell FRAP/fluorescence microscopy, laser micro-irradiation, HPF1 knockout cells, chromatin compaction assays, repair factor recruitment assays (HR and NHEJ markers) |
Nature structural & molecular biology |
High |
37106138
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| 2023 |
The rate of dissociation (koff) of PARP inhibitors from the PARP1–HPF1 complex, rather than from PARP1 alone, best correlates with inhibitor potency in cells. HPF1 slightly increases the affinity of certain inhibitors (e.g., fluzoparib, olaparib) for PARP1. |
Kinetic binding assays (kon and koff measurements) for 8 PARP inhibitors with PARP1 and PARP1-HPF1 complex, correlation with cellular potency data |
Biochemistry |
Medium |
37531469
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| 2022 |
HPF1-dependent histone PARylation catalyzed by PARP2 is specifically and most significantly stimulated by an incised AP site-containing BER DNA intermediate (1-nucleotide gap with 5'-dRP) in the context of nucleosomes. PARP2 affinity for DNA strongly depends on gap presence, and HPF1-induced stimulation of histone modification is a peculiar feature of PARP2 with gapped nucleosome substrates. |
In vitro PARylation assays with purified PARP1, PARP2, HPF1, and nucleosome core particles bearing defined DNA damage intermediates; binding affinity measurements |
DNA repair |
Medium |
36356486
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| 2023 |
HPF1 interacts with PARP1 (confirmed by reciprocal co-IP) and promotes PARP1-mediated poly-ADP ribosylation of the RNA-binding protein HuR. HPF1-mediated HuR PARylation reduces HuR binding to p16 and p21 mRNAs, decreasing their stability (half-life), thereby modulating tendon stem/progenitor cell senescence. |
Reciprocal co-immunoprecipitation (HPF1 and PARP1), RNP-IP (HuR-mRNA binding), IP-based PARylation assay for HuR, mRNA half-life measurements, siRNA knockdown and overexpression |
Genes & genomics |
Medium |
37713069
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| 2024 |
HPF1 loss does not generally increase cellular sensitivity to SSB-inducing genotoxins and SSBR kinetics are largely unaffected in HPF1-deficient cells. Poly-ADP-ribose chains sufficient to recruit XRCC1 are maintained at SSB sites even without HPF1, likely reflecting PARP1 auto-poly-ADP-ribosylation at non-serine residues. HPF1 and histone serine ADP-ribosylation are largely dispensable for PARP1-dependent SSBR. |
HPF1-deficient cell lines, genotoxic sensitivity assays, SSBR kinetics assays (comet assay, XRCC1 recruitment imaging), ADP-ribosylation detection |
Nucleic acids research |
Medium |
39162207
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| 2025 |
HPF1 modulates efficiency of DNA polymerase β (pol β)-catalyzed DNA synthesis in nucleosomes by regulating total poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation by PARP1 and especially PARP2. HPF1-dependent PARylation results in more efficient short-patch BER DNA synthesis in nucleosomes and also positively regulates long-patch BER. |
In vitro BER reconstitution with nucleosome substrates, DNA synthesis assays with pol β, comparing reactions with/without HPF1 |
International journal of molecular sciences |
Medium |
40076422
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| 2026 |
Cryo-EM of full-length PARP1 on a DNA single-strand break with HPF1 and a Timeless fragment shows that PARP1 remains dynamic even when its multi-domain structure is organized on a DNA break, with the minimal catalytic region displaying high mobility relative to DNA-engaging domains. The organization of PARP1 domains on a DNA break releases a tethered, constitutively active catalytic region to modify molecules in a radius surrounding the break. |
Single-particle cryo-EM, single-molecule DNA dynamics, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) |
Nature communications |
High |
41698892
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| 2026 |
HPF1 regulates the formation of FUS-dependent DNA-rich compartments (condensates) by modulating PARP1 and PARP2 PARylation. Excess HPF1 over PARP1 diminishes PARP1 activity and reduces compartment size, but excess HPF1 over PARP2 does not significantly affect PARP2 activity or compartment size. HPF1 stimulates heteroPARylation of FUS (more strongly via PARP2 than PARP1), and HPF1-dependent intensive PARylation of FUS impairs DNA-rich compartment assembly. |
Atomic force microscopy, biochemical ADP-ribosylation assays, in vitro condensate formation assays |
Nucleic acids research |
Medium |
41773021
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| 2025 |
HPF1 enhances ADP-ribosylation of certain free ribosomal proteins from the 60S subunit (RPL4, RPL6, RPL13A/RPL15) by PARP1 and PARP2, and switches the modification preferentially to serine/tyrosine residues on these proteins. HPF1-dependent enhancement is selective for 60S RPs and does not occur for 40S RPs. |
In vitro ADP-ribosylation assays with radioactively labeled NAD+, ribosomal subunit proteins, and purified HPF1/PARP1/PARP2; SDS-PAGE analysis |
bioRxivpreprint |
Low |
bio_10.1101_2025.09.15.676193
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| 2025 |
In the presence of HPF1, PARP2 serine 8 and serine 73 in the N-terminus are the predominant automodification sites. Serine 8 (present in both human PARP2 isoforms) is the major automodification site, and PARylation at these N-terminal serines is required for HPF1-dependent release of PARP2 from DNA damage sites. |
Site-directed mutagenesis of PARP2 serine residues, gel-based PARylation assays, fluorescence polarization DNA-release assay |
bioRxivpreprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2025.07.01.662498
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