viruses Review The Antiviral Activities of Poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerases Mathilde Malgras 1, Magali Garcia 1,2, Clément Jousselin 1,2, Charles Bodet 1 and Nicolas Lévêque 1,2,* 1 Laboratoire Inflammation Tissus Epithéliaux et Cytokines, Université de Poitiers, 86073 Poitiers, France;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +33-(0)5-49-44-38-17 Abstract: The poly-adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerases (PARPs) are responsible for ADP-ribosylation, a reversible post-translational modification involved in many cellular processes including DNA damage repair, chromatin remodeling, regulation of translation and cell death. In addition to these physiological functions, recent studies have highlighted the role of PARPs in host defenses against viruses, either by direct antiviral activity, targeting certain steps of virus replication cycle, or indirect antiviral activity, via modulation of the innate immune response. This review focuses on the antiviral activity of PARPs, as well as strategies developed by viruses to escape their action. Keywords: virus; PARP; antiviral; immunomodulation; viral escape mechanisms 1. Introduction Poly-adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerases (PARPs) are a family of en- Citation: Malgras, M.; Garcia, M.; zymes responsible for ADP-ribosylation, a reversible and transient post-translational modi- Jousselin, C.; Bodet, C.; Lévêque, N. The Antiviral Activities of fication of various target proteins including histones, enzymes, transcription factors and Poly-ADP-Ribose Polymerases. even PARPs themselves [1].